Thomas Wills (politician)

This article is about Thomas Wills, the Canadian politician. For other people with the same name, see Thomas Wills (disambiguation).

Thomas Wills
Ontario MPP
In office 1875–1879
Preceded by	Ketchum Graham
Succeeded by	Alexander Robertson
Constituency	Hastings West
Personal details
Born	(1826-08-02)August 2, 1826 Salisbury, England
Died	March 11, 1907(1907-03-11) (aged 80) Hastings, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Anna Maria Levesconte (m. 1852)

Thomas Wills (August 2, 1826 – March 11, 1907) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Hastings West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1875 to 1879.

He was born in Salisbury, England in 1826 (one source indicates that he was born in Newfoundland) and was educated there. In 1852, he married Anna Maria Levesconte. He served as a clerk for Hastings County and was lieutenant-colonel for the local militia. Wills ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the House of Commons in 1874.

Electoral history

1875 Ontario general election: Hastings West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Wills	720	36.87
	Independent	Ketchum Graham	618	31.64
	Liberal	J. Lewis	615	31.49
Turnout			1,953	65.94
Eligible voters			2,962
	Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1879, CH Mackintosh