Canadian soldier, politician and temperance activist (1898–1988)
For other people with the same name, see William Temple (disambiguation).
William H. Temple
Temple at his campaign victory party in 1948
Member of Provincial Parliament
In office 1948–1951
Preceded by
George Drew
Succeeded by
Alfred Hozack Cowling
Constituency
High Park
Personal details
Born
(1898-11-28)28 November 1898 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
9 April 1988(1988-04-09) (aged 89) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party
Spouse
Mary Temple
Children
Phyllis and William Jr.[1]
Residence(s)
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation
Businessman
Nickname
Temperance Bill
Military service
Allegiance
Canada
Branch/service
Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
Flying Officer
Battles/wars
Battle of the Atlantic
War
World War II
Allegiance
Britain
Branch
Royal Naval Air Service
Service Years
1916-1918
Rank
Flying Officer
William Horace (Bill) Temple (28 November 1898 – 9 April 1988), nicknamed "Temperance Bill" or "Temperance Willie", was a Canadian socialist politician, trade union activist, businessman and temperance crusader. As a youth he worked for the railway. During World War I, and World War II he served in the Royal Naval Air Service and later on the Royal Canadian Air Force. Between the wars, he was a salesman, and then he started a clothing import business. He became a socialist during that period and joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) when it was formed. He ran for political office many times for the CCF, both federally and provincially. The highlight of his political career was in 1948, when he defeated the incumbent Ontario Permier George Drew in his own legislative seat, in the electoral district of High Park, even though Drew's party won the general election with a majority government. His tenure was relatively short, serving only one term, and was defeated in the 1951 provincial election, and went back into the clothing import business. In his later years, he successfully led the political fight to maintain the prohibition on selling alcohol in a section of Toronto's west end and won three referendums in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He died in the spring of 1988, a few months before another referendum on lifting the restrictions on alcohol in the area was again defeated, his "last" victory.
^van Rijn, Nicolaas (11 April 1988). "William Temple, temperance leader". The Toronto Star. Toronto. pp. A1, A12.
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