William Henry Comstock

William Henry Comstock
William Henry Comstock
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Brockville
	In office; 1899–1900
Preceded by	John Fisher Wood
Succeeded by	Daniel Derbyshire
Personal details
Born	August 1, 1830; Batavia, New York, USA
Died	March 9, 1919 (aged 88)
Political party	Liberal

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–Conservative	John Fisher Wood	1,277
	Liberal	William Henry Comstock	1,272

1887 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	John Fisher Wood	1,823
	Liberal	William Henry Comstock	1,534

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

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