John James (Canadian politician)

John James
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
(1911-01-17)17 January 1911
Bowmanville, Ontario
Died 18 October 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 88)
Bowmanville, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Profession newspaper publisher

John Mason James (17 January 1911 18 October 1999) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. 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.

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.



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