About William Henry Comstock
Lived 1830 – 1919 (aged 88). William Henry Comstock was a Canadian politician.
William Henry Comstock (August 1, 1830 – March 9, 1919) was an American/Canadian businessman and politician.
Pharmaceutical Company Born in Batavia, New York, Comstock was educated in Flushing, New York, and on leaving school started work as a clerk. He started his business in 1854, William H. Comstock Company, Ltd., which sold patent medicine including Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, Dead Shot Pellets and McKenzus Dead Shot Worm Candy.
Political career Comstock was a town councillor and mayor of Brockville, Ontario. He twice ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Brockville in the 1882 and 1887 elections, before being elected in an 1899 by-election resulting from the death of the sitting MP, John Fisher Wood. He did not run in 1900.
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On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:
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Canadian politician (1830–1919)
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William Henry Comstock was born on 1 August 1830 in Batavia.
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William Henry Comstock died on 9 March 1919.
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William Henry Comstock was a politician.
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William Henry Comstock was Canadian.
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