William James Hushion

William James Hushion (November 3, 1883 January 29, 1954) was a Canadian businessman and politician.

The Hon.

William James Hushion
Senator for Victoria, Quebec
In office
February 15, 1940  January 29, 1954
Appointed byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded byEdmund William Tobin
Succeeded byJohn Thomas Hackett
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. Ann
In office
1935–1940
Preceded byJohn Alexander Sullivan
Succeeded byThomas P. Healy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. Antoine
In office
1924–1925
Preceded byWalter George Mitchell
Succeeded byLeslie Gordon Bell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Anne
In office
1923–1924
Preceded byBernard-Augustin Conroy
Succeeded byJoseph Henry Dillon
Personal details
Born(1883-11-03)November 3, 1883
Montreal, Quebec
DiedJanuary 29, 1954(1954-01-29) (aged 70)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Quebec Liberal Party
ProfessionBusinessman

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Daniel Hushion and Margaret Phelan, he started working with his father and eventually started his own company, W. J. Hushion. In 1916, he was defeated as a Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Anne in the 1916 Quebec provincial election. He was also defeated as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of St. Antoine in the 1917 federal election. He was elected in 1923 to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Anne. He resigned in 1924 and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of St. Antoine in a 1924 by-election. He was defeated in 1925 and 1930. He was re-elected in the 1935 federal election in the riding of St. Ann. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1940 in the senatorial division of Victoria, Quebec. He served until his death in 1954. He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

  • William James Hushion – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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