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William Warren Baldwin (1775-1844) practiced both law and medicine at York (currently Toronto, Ontario) and was a leader of the reform party in politics.
William Baldwin was born in Ireland and was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated in medicine. He moved to Canada in 1798, settling in York (later Toronto), where he practised both law and medicine. In 1803 he married Margaret Phoebe Willcocks, and in 1808 he was appointed Registrar of the Court of Probate. In 1809 he became a district court judge, and in 1815, he was made a judge of the surrogate court.
He became one of the leaders of the reform party in politics, being a member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (1828-1830), of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1841-1843), and of the Legislative Council of Canada (1843- 1844).
He also was involved in various philanthropic societies, was a director of the Bank of Upper Canada, a member of both the Medical Board of Upper Canada and the York Board of Health, and was a president of the Toronto Mechanics Institute. Baldwin was also a member of St. James' Church in Toronto.
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