Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada | Role Lawyer Name James Lister Resigned 1896 | |
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Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1882. Born June 21, 1843
Belleville, Canada West ( 1843-06-21 ) Died February 9, 1902, Toronto, Canada | ||
Succeeded by Thomas George Johnston | ||
James Frederick Lister (June 21, 1843 – February 9, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.
Born in Belleville, Canada West, Lister was educated at the Sarnia Grammar School. A lawyer, he practised law in Sarnia, Ontario and was a county solicitor from 1885 to 1898. He was created a Queen's Counsel by the Government of Ontario in 1890. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Lambton West in the 1882 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1887, 1891, and 1896. In 1898, he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal.
He died in Toronto and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Sarnia.
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