Walter William Meacham
Ontario MPP
In office
1886–1989
Preceded byGeorge Douglas Hawley
Succeeded byBowen Ebenezer Aylsworth
ConstituencyLennox
Personal details
Born(1844-09-22)September 22, 1844
Colborne, Canada West
DiedJuly 27, 1905(1905-07-27) (aged 60)
Drummer, Peterborough, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseMaggie Campbell (m. 1870)
OccupationPhysician

Walter William Meacham (September 22, 1844 July 27, 1905) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Lennox in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1898 as a Conservative member.

He was born at Colborne, Canada West in 1844, the son of Simon Meacham. His grandfather, Seth Meacham, had also been a doctor and came to Upper Canada from New Hampshire in 1801. Meacham studied medicine at John Rolph's Toronto School of Medicine, graduating in 1869. In 1870, he married Maggie Campbell. He practiced in Odessa.

His uncle James Hubbard Meacham was postmaster at Belleville. He died at Drummer, Peterborough, Ontario in 1905.[1]

References

  1. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 1 July 2023.


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