William Alfred Himsworth

William Alfred Himsworth
Clerk of the Privy Council
In office July 1, 1872 – January 7, 1880
Preceded by	William Henry Lee
Succeeded by	Joseph-Olivier Coté
Personal details
Born	August 28, 1820 Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died	1880 (aged 59–60) Ottawa, Ontario

William Alfred Himsworth (August 28, 1820 – 1880) was a Canadian civil servant and the Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada.

Born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada (now Quebec), he was educated at the college of Montreal and was called to the Lower Canada Bar in 1841. In 1867, he was the assistant clerk of the Privy Council for Canada and was clerk from 1872 to his death in 1880.

References

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online