James Craig (Canadian politician) explained

James Craig
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1867
Term End1:1874
Predecessor1:Riding established
Successor1:Alexander James Grant
Constituency1:Glengarry
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:1823
Birth Place:Charlottenburg Township, Upper Canada
Death Place:Summerstown, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer
Relations:James J. Craig, son

James Craig (February 15, 1823  - November 10, 1874) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.[1]

The son of James Craig and Helen Frue, he was born in Charlottenburg Township in Upper Canada in 1823. He was a farmer and was also involved in the timber trade. He served on the township council, becoming reeve, and was elected county warden in 1862. He died at Summerstown in 1874.[2]

In 1851, he married Flora McLeod.[3] His son James also served in the Ontario assembly.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=701 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  2. http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8653 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness (1946)
  3. Book: Morgan, Henry James. The Canadian Parliamentary Companion . H.J. Morgan . 331 . 1874 .
  4. Book: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario . 1906 . Historical Atlas Publishing Co.