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]