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James Harshaw Fraser

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Name
  
James Fraser

Role
  
Political figure

Died
  
July 28, 1899


James Harshaw Fraser

James Harshaw Fraser (1841 – July 28, 1899) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario. He represented London in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1878 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

He was born in Westminster, Canada West, the son of a Major Fraser, and was educated in London. He studied law with William Elliott, who later became a judge, and was called to the bar in 1867. Fraser married Sophia Robinson Elliott. He practised law in London, Ontario. He was first elected in an 1875 by-election held after John Walker was unseated. Fraser died in Gravenhurst at the age of .

His son William Elliot Fraser died while serving as a surgeon in the merchant navy during World War II and is buried in Northern Ireland.

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