William Alexander Weir
William Alexander Weir | |
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Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Argenteuil | |
In office 1897–1910 | |
Preceded by | William John Simpson |
Succeeded by | John Hay |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec | |
In office April 25, 1905 – August 31, 1906 | |
Preceded by | Auguste Tessier |
Succeeded by | Philippe-Honoré Roy |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Canada East | October 15, 1858
Died | October 22, 1929 London, England | (aged 71)
Alma mater | McGill University |
William Alexander Weir (October 15, 1858 – October 22, 1929) was a
Biography
Early life
Weir was born in Montreal on October 15, 1858, the son of William Park Weir and Helen Craig Smith, who had emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1852. William Park Weir became Surveyor of Customs in the Port of Montreal. His brother, Robert Stanley Weir, would become famous as a judge and author of the English verses for O Canada.
Weir was educated at the High School of Montreal and McGill University, earning a B.C.L. degree in 1881, and was called to the Bar of Quebec on July 12, 1881.
He married Adelaide Sayers Stewart, daughter of William C. Stewart of Hamilton, Ontario, in October 1885.
Early career
During the time he practised law, Weir also wrote for The
Weir published several special editions of Quebec Civil Codes and he served as Secretary of the
Political career
Weir's first attempt at
He was appointed minister without portfolio in 1903 under Premier Simon-Napoléon Parent. On February 3, 1905, Weir, Lomer Gouin, and Adélard Turgeon joined forces and resigned from Cabinet in a push to force Parent out of the leadership. Gouin then became premier on March 21, 1905, and Weir served as minister without portfolio (1905), Speaker (1905–1906), minister of public works and labour (1906–1907), and provincial treasurer (1907–1910).
Judge
Upon appointment as a judge for the
He finished his career becoming a Montreal District Court judge in 1923.
Death
Weir died on October 22, 1929, in London, England.
Published works
- Municipal Code of the Province of Quebec (1889)
- Civil Code of the Province of Quebec (1890)
- Codes of the Province of Quebec (1890)
- An Insolvency Manual (1890)
- The Educational Act of the Province of Quebec (1899)
- Code of Civil Procedure (1900)
References
- Joseph Graham The Lost History of Weir. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Ed. Henry James Morgan (1912). Canadian Men & Women of the Time 1912. Toronto: William Briggs. William Alexander Weir excerpt. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
- Université de Sherbrooke Bilan du Siècle - William Alexander Weir (1858-1929) Homme politique, avocat. (in French) Retrieved June 18, 2005.
- Assemblée nationale du Québec. Argenteuil electoral results since 1867. (in French) Retrieved June 18, 2005.