William Lewis Shurtleff
William Lewis Shurtleff (March 29, 1864 – January 1, 1954) was a Quebec lawyer and newspaper owner who was regarded as one of Canada's leading lawyers. He was born in Coaticook, Canada East, to Ruth E. and Lyman Shurtleff. He married Edna L. Alger (1868–1929) and became a King’s Counsel.
In 1889, Shurtleff and L. S. Channel bought the Coaticook Observer, a newspaper founded in 1869; he later became its sole owner. He served as secretary-treasurer of the Coaticook Electric Light and Power Company in 1897. In 1911 he wrote a pamphlet on reciprocity, the idea of free trade between Canada and the United States. In 1912 he was appointed organizer-in-chief for the Eastern Townships by the Conservative Association. In 1914 he conducted an investigation into the dismissal of a postmaster, and his report was presented to the House of Commons on March 5, 1914. In 1916 he was a member of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction of Quebec.
Shurtleff died on January 1, 1954, and was buried in Mount Forest Cemetery in Coaticook, Quebec.
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