Succeeded by Percy Vivian Political party Liberal | Profession newspaper publisher Name John James | |
Preceded by Charles Elwood Stephenson Full Name John Mason James Born 17 January 1911
Bowmanville, Ontario ( 1911-01-17 ) Died 18 October 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 88)
Bowmanville, Ontario | ||
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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