John James (Canadian politician)

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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
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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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