# William Frederic Kay

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = The Hon.
| name             = William Frederic Kay
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| constituency_MP  = [Missisquoi](/source/Missisquoi_(federal_electoral_district))
| parliament       = Canadian
| predecessor      = [Daniel Bishop Meigs](/source/Daniel_Bishop_Meigs)
| successor        = District was abolished in 1924
| term_start       = 1911
| term_end         = 1930
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1876|05|18}}
| birth_place      = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1942|05|8|1876|05|18}}
| death_place      = 
| spouse           = 
| party            = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada)
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| occupation       = 
| cabinet          = Minister Without Portfolio (1930)
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'''William Frederic Kay''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (May 18, 1876 – May 8, 1942) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) politician.

Born in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), he was first elected to the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) representing the [Quebec](/source/Quebec) riding of [Missisquoi](/source/Missisquoi_(federal_electoral_district)) in the [1911 federal election](/source/1911_Canadian_federal_election). A [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada), he was re-elected in [1917](/source/1917_Canadian_federal_election), [1921](/source/1921_Canadian_federal_election), [1925](/source/1925_Canadian_federal_election), and [1926](/source/1926_Canadian_federal_election). In June 1930, he was appointed a [Minister without Portfolio](/source/Minister_without_Portfolio) in the cabinet of [MacKenzie King](/source/MacKenzie_King). He was defeated in the [July 1930 federal election](/source/1930_Canadian_federal_election).

==References==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=4950}}

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