William C. Speare

William Collins Speare
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Cariboo
In office
September 9, 1957 – October 26, 1966
Preceded byRalph Chetwynd
Succeeded byRobert Bonner
Personal details
Born(1915-08-24)August 24, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba[1]
DiedMay 31, 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 83)[2]
Quesnel, British Columbia
PartyBritish Columbia Social Credit Party

William Collins Speare (August 24, 1915 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia from 1957 to 1966, representing the constituency of Cariboo as part of the British Columbia Social Credit Party caucus.[1]

Born in Winnipeg,[1] he worked as an administrator at the Cariboo General Hospital and Quesnel's G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital.[3] He was elected to the BC legislature in a 1957 by-election, triggered by the death of Cariboo MLA Ralph Chetwynd.[4]: 272  He was re-elected in the 1960 and 1963 provincial elections, and served as the deputy speaker of the legislature in the 27th Parliament from 1964 to 1966.[5] After winning re-election in 1966, Speare resigned his seat that October to make way for Attorney General Robert Bonner, who lost his own seat in Vancouver-Point Grey;[6] Bonner went on to win the November 1966 by-election.[4]: 300 

References

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, Pierre G.; Normandin, A. Léopold (1966). "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". Gale Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "William Charles Collings Speare". ancestry.com. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Horner, Neil (December 4, 1996). "Quesnel honours one of our own". Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Quesnel. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871–1986" (PDF). Elections BC. pp. 272, 300. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Appendix F — Deputy Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, Fifth Edition. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  6. ^ Fry, Jack (October 28, 1966). "Bonner Tries Inland". The Daily Colonist. Victoria. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
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