William Simmons (politician)

William Charles Simmons (February 28, 1865 – August 26, 1956) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

Simmons served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1906 to 1908 for the Alberta Liberal Party. He was elected in a by-election after Leverett DeVeber was appointed to the Canadian Senate. He resigned in 1908 to run for the Canadian House of Commons for Medicine Hat. He was defeated by former Northwest Territories MLA Charles Alexander Magrath.

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
Leverett DeVeber
MLA Lethbridge
1906–1908
Succeeded by
Donald McNabb


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