James Dawson (June 5, 1823 – November 3, 1886) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Kent in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1871 to 1874.
James Dawson | |
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 James Dawson Source: Library and Archives Canada | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Kent | |
| In office 1871–1874 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1823 Wolfe Island, Upper Canada |
| Died | November 3, 1886 (aged 63) Lambton County, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
He served as warden for Lambton County. He died of bladder cancer in 1886. At the time of his death he had been serving as postmaster for Sarnia.[1] He was buried at Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Cemetery in Lambton County.[2]
Electoral history
edit| 1871 Ontario general election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Dawson | 1,382 | 53.55 | +2.41 | ||||
| Conservative | John Smith | 1,199 | 46.45 | −2.41 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,581 | 61.15 | −16.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,221 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Excerpt from a local history book at [1] Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today, available online at [2]
- ^ "ON: Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Cemetery (James DAWSON), CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project". geneofun.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
External links
edit- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1874, HJ Morgan
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