William Moore Benidickson PC (8 April 1911 – 4 January 1985) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Manitoba of Icelandic stock, Benidickson served in World War II as a Wing-Commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
[1] Due to the politics of Kenora—Rainy River which had a history electing Independent Labour politicians and where the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation posed a serious threat, the Liberals worked with the Communist Party of Canada to run Liberal-Labour candidates in federal and provincial elections.
In 1963, Benidickson joined the cabinet of Lester Pearson as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys.
Benidickson's wife, Agnes was a member of Winnipeg's prominent Richardson family and later served as chancellor of Queen's University.