William Henry Comstock
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Brockville
In office
1899–1900
Preceded byJohn Fisher Wood
Succeeded byDaniel Derbyshire
Personal details
Born(1830-08-01)August 1, 1830
Batavia, New York, USA
DiedMarch 9, 1919(1919-03-09) (aged 88)
Political partyLiberal

William Henry Comstock (August 1, 1830 March 9, 1919) was an American/Canadian businessman and politician.

Born in Batavia, New York, Comstock was educated in Flushing, New York, and on leaving school started work as a clerk. He started his business in 1854, William H. Comstock Company, Ltd., which sold patent medicine including Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, Dead Shot Pellets and McKenzus Dead Shot Worm Candy. He was a town councillor and mayor of Brockville, Ontario. He twice ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Brockville in the 1882 and 1887 elections, before being elected in an 1899 by-election resulting from the death of the sitting MP, John Fisher Wood. He did not run in 1900.

1882 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Fisher Wood1,277
LiberalWilliam Henry Comstock1,272
1887 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Fisher Wood1,823
LiberalWilliam Henry Comstock1,534

On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:

By-election on 20 April 1899
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCOMSTOCK, W.H.1,881
ConservativeWHITE, Hon. Peter1,673

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