William Allen Walsh

William Allen Walsh (20 August 1887 – 18 October 1940) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Kingston, Ontario and became a school principal, school superintendent and teacher, primarily at the Protestant Strathcona Academy in the Montreal suburb of Outremont.

William Allen Walsh
Member of Parliament for Mount Royal
In office October 1935 – March 1940
Preceded by	Robert Smeaton White
Succeeded by	Fred Whitman
Personal details
Born	William Allen Walsh (1887-08-20)20 August 1887 Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died	18 October 1940(1940-10-18) (aged 53)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Edith Thompson m. 27 December 1916[1]
Profession	school principal, school superintendent, teacher

He was first elected to Parliament at the Mount Royal riding in the 1935 general election. After serving one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament, Walsh entered the March 1940 election under the Conservative-based National Government party banner but was defeated by Fred Whitman of the Liberal party. Walsh died months later, on 18 October 1940.

Walsh remains the last member of the House of Commons of Canada to represent the Mount Royal riding who was not a Liberal.

References

1. Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

External links

• William Allen Walsh – Parliament of Canada biography