George Woodside Simpson

SIMPSON, GEORGE WOODSIDE. farmer; b. 10 December 1858 in Bay View, son of John and Barbara Simpson; m. 23 August 1888 Catherine Taylor, and they had two children, Lilia and Laura; Presbyterian; d. 21 October 1906. Simpson, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1900 for 1st Queens. He was re-elected in the general election of 1904. On 15 April 1903, he was appointed to Executive Council. In the summer of 1906, Simpson was nominated as one of the Liberal candidates for Queen's in the federal election, but he died before he could contest the seat. Simpson was educated in Hope River. He worked as a farmer and as a school trustee, and was active in the temperance movement. George Simpson died 21 October 1906 while a member of Executive Council.