Walter Beatty

Walter Beatty was a Canadian land surveyor and political figure. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1904 as a Progressive [Conservative Party of Ontario|Conservative] member.
He was born in Lansdowne, Upper Canada in 1836, educated in Brockville and qualified as a Dominion Land Surveyor in 1872, undertaking surveys in what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He served under General Middleton in the Intelligence Corps during the North-West Rebellion. Beatty served as warden for the Leeds and Grenville [United Counties, Ontario|United Counties of Leeds and Grenville] in 1890 and 1891. He died in Delta in 1911.
His brother William Rabb Beatty also served in the provincial assembly.
Beatty Lake in Manitoba was named after him.