Lawyer.
Born at Ballymena, Northern Ireland on 15 July 1896, he came to Canada in 1913. Two years later, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served overseas with a machine gun company and the Canadian Engineers before being seconded to Canadian Military Intelligence. Returning to Winnipeg from military duty, he was worked as a barrister. He was Deputy Minister of Labour (1947-1962) and President of the International Association of Governmental Labour Officials (1960-1961). He was a founding member and Manitoba director of the Canadian Industrial Safety Association. He was made a Queen's Counsel (1952). In November 1962, he was appointed Chair of the Manitoba Workmen's Compensation Board, succeeding Glynn Lloyd Cousley. He died at the Health Sciences Centre on 23 January 1981.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
“Compensation Board post for W. E. Wilson,” Bison, December 1962.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 January 1981, page 40.
This page was prepared by Lois Braun.
Page revised: 1 May 2023
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