William Alfred Himsworth

William Alfred Himsworth (August 28, 1820 – 1880) was a Canadian civil servant and the Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada.

William Alfred Himsworth
Clerk of the Privy Council
In office
July 1, 1872  January 7, 1880
Preceded byWilliam Henry Lee
Succeeded byJoseph-Olivier Coté
Personal details
Born(1820-08-28)August 28, 1820
Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died1880 (aged 5960)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada (now Quebec), he was educated at the college of Montreal and was called to the Lower Canada Bar in 1841. In 1867, he was the assistant clerk of the Privy Council for Canada and was clerk from 1872 to his death in 1880.

References

  • Ward, Norman (1972). "Lee, William Henry". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.


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