| William J. McKee | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1894–1902 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon White |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Octave Reaume |
| Constituency | Essex North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1850 Sandwich, Ontario |
| Died | June 30, 1929 (aged 78) Windsor, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Baby (m. 1873) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
William Johnston McKee (December 10, 1850 – June 30, 1929) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Essex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.
Essex North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 when the riding of Essex was split into Essex North and Essex South. It was renamed in 1967 to Essex-Kent before changing back to Essex North in 1975. It was changed back to Essex-Kent again in 1987 and finally was abolished in 1996 before the 1999 election.
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is one of two components of the Legislature of Ontario, the other being the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The Legislative Assembly is the second largest Canadian provincial deliberative assembly by number of members after the National Assembly of Quebec. The Assembly meets at the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in the provincial capital of Toronto.
He was born in Sandwich (later Windsor) in Essex County, Canada West, the son of Thomas McKee Jr. and grandson of Thomas McKee. McKee was a lumber dealer and also manufactured doors and other wood products. In 1873, he married Mary Baby, the granddaughter of James Baby (baptized Jacques). McKee served on the council for Essex County and the city council for Windsor. He also was chairman for the Windsor Board of Water Commissioners. He died at Sandwich in 1929. [1]
Windsor is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan. Located in Essex County, it is the southernmost city in Canada and marks the southwestern end of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city's population was 217,188 at the 2016 census, making it the third-most populated city in Southwestern Ontario after London and Kitchener. The Detroit–Windsor urban area is North America's most populous transborder conurbation, and the Ambassador Bridge border crossing is the busiest commercial crossing on the Canada–United States border.
Essex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising seven municipalities: Amherstburg, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Leamington, Tecumseh and the administrative seat, Essex. Essex County has a population of 181,530 as of the Canada 2016 Census.
Thomas McKee was a Canadian soldier and political figure.
