William Dynes (1849 – 1935) was an

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farmer and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the

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from 1894 to 1898 as a

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member. He was born in Mono Township. Dynes served as reeve for Mono and was the first postmaster for

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. He was also president of the Dufferin Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He defeated the incumbent, Doctor John Barr, to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1894 but was defeated by Barr in 1898. In 1906, he moved to

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. Dynes died in

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''History of Dufferin County'', S. Sawden (1952)
1849 births 1935 deaths Ontario Patrons of Industry MPPs People from Dufferin County 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-MPP-stub