Wellington Bartley Willoughby, (August 10, 1859 – August 1, 1932) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He stood for a seat in the federal

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for the Conservative Party in a

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in 1895, but lost to an unofficial Tory,

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. Stubbs was backed by the

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, including its Grand Master N.C. Wallace and the McCarthyite leader

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. They undermined Willoughby's campaign, though he was also an Orangeman. Willoughby served as leader of the Saskatchewan Conservative Party and

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from 1912 to 1917 and was

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of the

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(MLA) for the city of

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. He resigned from the

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legislature shortly after his re-election in the 1917 election in order to accept an appointment to the

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by Prime Minister

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. In 1929, the leader of the federal Conservative Party, Richard Bennett, appointed Willoughby to the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. When Bennett became

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following the 1930 federal election, Willoughby became Government Leader in the Senate and a

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in the

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Personal life

Willoughby was born August 10, 1859 in

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, to John and Margaret Willoughby, two Episcopalian Methodists who worked as farmers. He had seven siblings: William, who was 4 years older, Lydia, Samuel, Caroline, Wesley, John, and Margaret, who were all younger. In October 1892, Wellington married Susan Thomas Jones of Germantown, Philadelphia. His wife died on June 27, 1907, of endocarditis.Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; ''Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968''; Certificate Number Range: ''059571-063330'' He died August 1, 1932, of

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. He is buried at the Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

References

External links

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Biography on Canadian Orange Site (archived)
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