Complex sentence: Sir William Ralph Meredith (31 March 1840--21 August 1923) was leader of the Ontario Conservatives from 1878 to 1894 and Chief Justice of Ontario from 1912 until his death.
Split into simpler sentences: Sir William Ralph Meredith (31 March 1840--21 August 1923) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was leader of the Ontario Conservatives from 1878 to 1894 and Chief Justice of Ontario from 1912 until his death.