Facts: - profession: teacher - party: progressive conservative - riding: norfolk -- haldimand - death date: 23 november 2000 - term end: march 1979 - birth date: 16 february 1908 - term start: june 1968 - name: william david knowles - birth place: langton , ontario Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william david knowles .
william david knowles -lrb- 16 february 1908 -- 23 november 2000 -rrb- was a progressive conservative party member of the canadian house of commons .he was born in langton , ontario and became a teacher by career .he was first elected at the norfolk -- haldimand riding in the 1968 general election .he was re-elected there in the 1972 and 1974 federal elections and completed his term in the 30th parliament before leaving federal political office .