William Alfred Himsworth

William Alfred Himsworth was a Canadian civil servant and the Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada.
Born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada, he was educated at the college of Montreal and was called to the Lower Canada Bar in 1841. In 1867, he was the assistant clerk of the Privy Council for Canada and was clerk from 1872 to his death in 1880.
The Township of Himsworth in Parry Sound District was named after him.