John James (Canadian politician)
Canadian politician
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John Mason James (17 January 1911 – 18 October 1999) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, he was a publisher of the Canadian Statesman newspaper by career. Before entering politics, he was a Captain of Military Intelligence during WW2 between the years of 1940–1945.
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Preceded byCharles Elwood Stephenson
Succeeded byPercy Vivian
BornJohn Mason James
17 January 1911
17 January 1911
Bowmanville, Canada
Died18 October 1999 (aged 88)
Bowmanville, Canada
John James | |
|---|---|
James, c. 1940s | |
| Member of Parliament for Durham | |
| In office June 1949 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Elwood Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Percy Vivian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Mason James 17 January 1911 Bowmanville, Canada |
| Died | 18 October 1999 (aged 88) Bowmanville, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | newspaper publisher |
John M. James Public School in Bowmanville, Ontario was named in his honour.
He was first elected at the Durham riding in the 1949 general election and re-elected there in the 1953 election. James was defeated in the 1957 election by Percy Vivian of the Progressive Conservative party.
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Percy Vivian | 7,331 | 44.49 | -0.48 | ||||
| Liberal | John Mason James | 6,829 | 41.45 | -4.78 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Dent | 1,918 | 11.64 | +2.84 | ||||
| Social Credit | Kenneth Toms | 399 | 2.42 | |||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Liberal | John Mason James | 6,684 | 46.22 | -0.44 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,504 | 44.98 | +1.23 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Merdith Roy Armstrong | 1,273 | 8.80 | -0.78 | ||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Durham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±%} | ||||
| Liberal | John Mason James | 6,907 | 46.66 | +1.89 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Elwood Stephenson | 6,476 | 43.75 | -4.57 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James David Kenny | 1,419 | 9.59 | +2.68 | ||||
