John James (Canadian politician)

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.

John James
Member of Parliament
for Durham
In office
June 1949  June 1957
Preceded byCharles Elwood Stephenson
Succeeded byPercy Vivian
Personal details
Born
John Mason James

(1911-01-17)17 January 1911
Bowmanville, Canada
Died18 October 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 88)
Bowmanville, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionnewspaper publisher

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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