William Henry Golding

William Henry Golding
Member of Parliament for Huron South
In office October 1932 – October 1935
Preceded by	Thomas McMillan
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Huron—Perth
In office October 1935 – December 1961
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Andrew Young McLean
Personal details
Born	William Henry Golding 14 April 1878 Hibbert Township, Ontario
Died	31 December 1961 (aged 83)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Alena Kenchen m. 28 January 1913[1]
Profession	machinist

William Henry Golding (14 April 1878 – 31 December 1961) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Hibbert Township, Ontario and became a machinist by career.

In 1916, Golding became a municipal councillor in Seaforth, Ontario and continued in that role until he became the town's mayor in 1921. He remained mayor until 1929.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Huron South riding in a by-election on 3 October 1932, then re-elected there in the 1935 federal election. With electoral district changes, he was re-elected at Huron—Perth in 1940 and 1945. He left the House of Commons in June 1949 when he was appointed to the Senate. He remained a Senator until his death on 31 December 1961.

References

1. Normandin, G. Pierre (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

External links

• William Henry Golding – Parliament of Canada biography