William Bunting Snowball

William Bunting Snowball
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Northumberland
In office
1924 – 1925 (died in office)
Preceded byJohn Morrissy
Succeeded byCharles Elijah Fish
Personal details
Born(1865-01-12)January 12, 1865
DiedSeptember 27, 1925(1925-09-27) (aged 60)
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal

William Bunting Snowball (January 12, 1865 – September 27, 1925) was a Canadian politician. He was the eldest son of Jabez Bunting Snowball, a politician who became Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.[1][2]

Snowball served as the mayor of the Town of Chatham, New Brunswick for four terms. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada from the riding of Northumberland, New Brunswick as a Liberal in a by-election on October 1, 1924, but served for less than a year before dying suddenly on September 27, 1925.[1]

Snowball was educated at Upper Canada College.[1]

Canadian federal by-election, 7 October 1924
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
On John Morrissy's death, 31 July 1924
Liberal William Bunting Snowball 6,222 52.71 -3.22
Conservative Clifford Patrick Hickey 5,583 47.29 +3.22
Total valid votes 11,805 100.00