1. William Egbert was a Canadian physician and politician.
24 Facts About William Egbert
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William Egbert was the third lieutenant governor of Alberta, from 1925 to 1931.
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William Egbert attended Ottawa Normal School, then taught and was a principal at Ontario schools.
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William Egbert was an unsuccessful legislative candidate for the Liberal Party of Alberta in the 1905 general election.
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William Egbert served six years in that post, and participated in a variety of activities, from welcoming the Prince of Wales to hosting students at the University of Alberta.
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William Egbert was born on February 25,1857, in Welland County, Canada West to Maria Catherine and Joseph Morgan Egbert.
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William Egbert attended the Dunnville Public High School, and graduated from Ottawa Normal School in 1881, with a teaching certificate.
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William Egbert taught at Moote School in Canborough, and was a principal at the Dunnville Public School.
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William Egbert received his Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degrees in 1889.
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William Egbert then attended post-graduate education the next year in Edinburgh and London.
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When returning to Ontario in 1891, William Egbert established a medical practice in Milverton.
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William Egbert held many community positions, such as the choir leader at a local Methodist church, and as a member of the local school board.
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William Egbert registered as a medical practitioner in the North-West Territories in the same year and again in 1906 after the province of Alberta entered Confederation.
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William Egbert established the Columbia Hospital, and was its director.
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William Egbert was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the legislative district of Calgary for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 general election.
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William Egbert was the acting Mayor of Calgary for a month in 1911 in the absence of Mayor John William Mitchell, and was a candidate for the position in December, but was unsuccessful.
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William Egbert was president from 1917 to 1925 of the Alberta Federal Liberal Association.
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William Egbert gave speeches at events, such as the 100th anniversary of Father Albert Lacombe's birth and a speech at the Alberta Legislature Building as a member of National Committee for the Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation that commemorated the importance and the achievements of the Fathers of Confederation.
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William Egbert was a lawyer and became a judge of the Supreme Court of Alberta.
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William Egbert enjoyed many sporting activities, namely lacrosse and football in his younger years, and golf in his later years.
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William Egbert received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in 1927.
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William Egbert died on October 15,1936, in Calgary, following a long illness.
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William Egbert is buried in Union Cemetery in Calgary, alongside his wife, who predeceased him by eight months.
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William Egbert was kind and considerate to men of all points of view.