Background
HARTY, William was born in County Middlesex. Son of John Harty and Elizabeth Heenan of Company Tipperary, Ireland.
HARTY, William was born in County Middlesex. Son of John Harty and Elizabeth Heenan of Company Tipperary, Ireland.
Studied at Christian 908 Brothers School and Regiopolis College, Kingston.
President Kingston Board of Trade, 1873 and 1874. A delegate to Dominion Board of Trade at Saint John, North.B., 1874. A director of the Kingston and Pembroke Railway.
Managing Director of the Canadian Locomotive Works, 1881-1887.
Was General Manager in Ontario of Equitable Life Assurance Company of New New York A director of Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada.
Commissioner of Public Works, 1894. Senator of Toronto University, 1892.
A trustee of Queen's University, Kingston.
A Roman Catholic. A Liberal. President Canadian Locomotive Company, Limited. Member of Parliament City of Kingston since 1892.
Clubs: Frontenac, Kingston. Rideau, Ottawa.