About William Kidston
Born 1816. William Kidston was a Canadian politician.
William Kidston (February 11, 1816 – 1882 ) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Halifax, the son of William Kidston, a Glasgow merchant, and Elizabeth Dawson, and was educated in Glasgow. His sister Eliza (1823–60) married the Rev James Law, and was the mother of the British prime minister Bonar Law. In 1836, he married Margaret Ann,
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