William Anderson Black
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William Anderson Black, PC (October 9, 1847 – September 1, 1934) was a Canadian politician. He is the oldest person ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons. [1]
Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Halifax in a 1923 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930. In 1926, he was the Minister of Marine and Fisheries (Acting) and Minister of Railways and Canals in the short lived cabinet of Arthur Meighen.
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| Preceded by Henry Lumley Drayton (acting) |
Minister of Railways and Canals July 13, 1926 – September 24, 1926 |
Succeeded by Charles Avery Dunning |
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