About William J. Short
Lived 1865 – 1939 (aged 73). William J. Short was a Canadian politician.
William John Short (September 22, 1865
He was born in Wellington County, Canada West, the son of William J. Short and Margaret Oakmen, and was educated in Grey County. After leaving school at sixteen, Short worked as a farm labourer until 1888, when he travelled west to Manitoba, settling on a homestead near Shoal Lake, Manitoba. In 1885, he married Matilda Bumpstead. He operated a butcher shop for five years and then became a livestock dealer. Short subsequently purchased a farm, where he grew grain and raised cattle and horses. He served on the council for the Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake and was reeve from 1907 to 1922.
He ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM),
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Canadian politician
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William J. Short was born on 22 September 1865.
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William J. Short died on 9 July 1939.
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William J. Short was a politician.
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