James Harold King Explained

James Harold King
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1934
Term End1:1943
Predecessor1:Duncan Paul Munro
Successor1:Leslie Hancock
Constituency1:Wellington South
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:17 October 1871
Birth Place:Hastings County, Ontario
Occupation:Physician

James Harold King (October 17, 1871  - May 10, 1949) was a medical doctor and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal.

The son of James King and Agnes Munn, both natives of Scotland, he was born in Hastings County and was educated in Chatham, in London, at Trinity University and at the University of Western Ontario. In 1909, he married Mary Nicoll. He served as medical officer of health for Guelph and Puslinch townships.[1]

King was first elected to the Ontario assembly in a 1934 by-election held following the death of Duncan Paul Munro. He was reelected in 1937.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A L . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1937.