David H. Wilson (politician)

David Henry Wilson (October 2, 1855 – December 10, 1926) was a physician and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Dufferin North from 1881 to 1888 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.

He was born in Huntley Township, Ontario, the son of Thomas Wilson, and was educated in Pakenham and at Trinity College. Wilson practised medicine in Winnipeg for a few months in 1879 and then moved to Nelson.[1] He was a founding member of the Manitoba Medical College, later the faculty of medicine at the University of Manitoba.[2]

He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1881 by-election held after Andrew Laughlin was named registrar.[3] Wilson served in the Manitoba cabinet as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Public Works. He married Annie E. Armstrong in 1887.[1] He served as coroner for Marquette County and was secretary-treasurer for the North Dufferin Agricultural Society.[3]

In 1889, Wilson returned to the practice of medicine in Vancouver, retiring in 1894. He was the first president of the Vancouver Medical Association and was vice-president of the British Columbia Permanent Loan Company, the Pacific Coast Fire Insurance Company and the Royal Plate Glass Insurance Company. Wilson died in Vancouver at the age of 71.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "David Henry Wilson (1855-1926)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Manitoba Medical College". Historic sites of Manitoba. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  3. 1 2 Robertson, John Palmerston (1887). A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories. pp. 63, 90–91. Retrieved 2012-09-28.


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