John W. Wilton

Captain John W. Wilton (January 27, 1879

His sister Winifred Wilton Wilson was the first woman called to the Manitoba bar and one of the first two women to practice law in the province.

Political career Wilton served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920, as a member of the Liberal Party. Labour candidate William Bayley by fifty-five votes (Haig finished third). The Liberals won a landslide victory in this election, and Wilton served as a backbench supporter of Tobias Norris's government for the next five years.

Wilton introduced the Workers Compensation Act and the Soldiers' Taxation Relief Act into the legislature.

He appears to have left the Liberal Party just before the 1920 provincial election: campaigning for re-election as an independent, he lost to William Bayley by 103 seats.

Military career In 1916, Wilton joined the Canadian forces as a private. He served overseas and later reached the rank of captain.

Later life Wilton died in Winnipeg at the age of 63 after suffering a heart attack.