William Egbert
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The Honorable William Egbert KC |
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| 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
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In office October 29, 1925 – May 5, 1931 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General |
The Lord Byng of Vimy The Viscount Willingdon The Earl of Bessborough |
| Premier |
Herbert Greenfield John Edward Brownlee |
| Preceded by | Robert Brett |
| Succeeded by | William L. Walsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 25, 1857 Welland County, Canada West |
| Died | October 15, 1936 (aged 79) Calgary, Alberta |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Eva Catherine Miller (m. 1884) |
| Children | Ethel C. and William Gordon |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma mater |
University of Toronto Victoria University |
| Occupation | physician, politician |
William Egbert, KC (February 25, 1857 – October 15, 1936) was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1925 to 1931.
Egbert was born in 1857 to a farming family in what is today the province of Ontario. He attended Ottawa Normal School, then taught and served as a principal at Ontario schools. After receiving his medical degrees, he began to practice in Milverton, Ontario. In 1904, he moved to Calgary, and involved himself in politics and community affairs as Alberta entered Confederation.
Egbert was an unsuccessful legislative candidate for the Liberal Party of Alberta in the 1905 general election. In 1925, the Liberal prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, arranged for Egbert's appointment as lieutenant governor. Egbert served six years in that post, and participated in a variety of activities, from welcoming the Prince of Wales to hosting students at the University of Alberta. In 1931, he left his position as lieutenant governor and returned to the practice of medicine. He died in 1936 after a long illness.
William Egbert was born on February 25, 1857 in Welland County, Canada West (now Ontario) to Joseph Morgan and Maria Catherine Egbert (née Silverthorn). His father owned a farm near Dunnville.
Egbert attended the Dunnville Public High School, and graduated from Ottawa Normal School in 1881, with a teaching certificate. He taught at Moote School in Canborough, and served as a principal at the Dunnville Public School. In 1885, he studied medicine at Victoria University. He received his Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery degrees in 1889. He then attended post-graduate education the next year in Edinburgh and London.
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