William Wilber Wilfred Wilson

William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (October 6, 1885 – January 27, 1964 He was the mayor of Russell, Manitoba from 1915 to 1918, concurrent with his early tenure in the legislature. Running for the Liberal Party, he easily defeated Conservative candidate J.P. Laycock in the constituency of Russell.

Wilson was re-elected without difficulty in the 1920 election.

He was re-elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election, following a nineteen-year absence. Previously, the United Farmers of Manitoba had evolved into the Progressive Party, and had merged with the Liberals to create the "Liberal-Progressive Party". Wilson ran as a Liberal-Progressive, and defeated Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate H.J. Peddies by 14 votes in Russell. He again served as a government backbencher, supporting the administrations of John Bracken and, after 1943, Stuart Garson.

Wilson again defeated a candidate of the CCF in the 1945 provincial election. He did not run in 1949.