William Collins Speare (August 24, 1915 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia from 1957 to 1966, representing the constituency of Cariboo as part of the British Columbia Social Credit Party caucus.[1]
William Collins Speare | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cariboo | |
| In office September 9, 1957 – October 26, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Chetwynd |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bonner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1915 |
| Died | May 31, 1999 (aged 83)[2] |
| Party | British Columbia Social Credit Party |
Born in Winnipeg,[1] he worked as an administrator at the Cariboo General Hospital and Quesnel's G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital.[3] He was elected to the BC legislature in a 1957 by-election, triggered by the death of Cariboo MLA Ralph Chetwynd.[4]: 272 He was re-elected in the 1960 and 1963 provincial elections, and served as the deputy speaker of the legislature in the 27th Parliament from 1964 to 1966.[5] After winning re-election in 1966, Speare resigned his seat that October to make way for Attorney General Robert Bonner, who lost his own seat in Vancouver-Point Grey;[6] Bonner went on to win the November 1966 by-election.[4]: 300
References
edit- 1 2 3 Normandin, Pierre G.; Normandin, A. Léopold (1966). "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". Gale Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ↑ "William Charles Collings Speare". ancestry.com. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Horner, Neil (December 4, 1996). "Quesnel honours one of our own". Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Quesnel. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 272, 300. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Appendix F — Deputy Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, Fifth Edition. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ↑ Fry, Jack (October 28, 1966). "Bonner Tries Inland". The Daily Colonist. Victoria. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
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