William Buchanan (Manitoba politician)
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William Buchanan (June 17, 1865 – August 11, 1944)[1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915,[2] as a member of the Conservative Party.
Buchanan was born at County Tyrone, Ireland.[3] He came to Canada in 1872, was educated at common schools, and worked as a farmer. In religion, he was a member of the Church of England.
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate John Seale by 316 votes in the Dauphin constituency.[4] The Conservatives won a majority government, and Buchanan sat as backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration.
In 1915, the Roblin ministry was forced to resign amid a serious corruption scandal.[5][6] A new election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide. Buchanan lost his constituency seat to Liberal William Harrington by 102 votes.