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Crowell Willson

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{{hatnote|For the Upper Canada politician, see Crowell Willson (Upper Canada).}}Crowell Willson (1815 – October 12, 1894) was a Canadian farmer and political figure. He represented Middlesex East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and in 1874.^[1]

He was born in St. Thomas, Upper Canada in 1815,^[1] the son of Benjamin Willson.^[2] In 1838, he settled in London Township and established a wool carding mill there.^[4] In 1851, he was elected to represent Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada; he was reelected in East Middlesex in 1863.^[2] He was elected to the federal parliament in 1867 and 1874 but, in 1874, he was unseated after his election was protested.^[1] Willson was also a director of the London Mutual Fire Insurance Company.^[3]

In 1843, Willson married Maria Jackson. He died in Wingham at the age of 79.^[2]

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1. ^¹²{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=12432|nolist=yes}}
2. ^¹²{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}
3. ^¹The History of the County of Middlesex, Canada, Danel Brook & Muriel Moon

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