James Larabee Explained

J. James Larabee
Birthname:J. James Larabee
Birth Date:1885 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Eldon, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Riding:Queen's
Predecessor:Chester McLure
Successor:Charles Avery Dunning
Term Start:October 1935
Term End:December 1935
Profession:merchant
Party:Liberal

J. James Larabee (10 April 1885  - 28 November 1954) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Eldon, Prince Edward Island and became a merchant.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Queen's riding in the 1935 general election. On 18 December 1935, slightly more than two months after election, Larabee resigned to become a fisheries protection officer responsible for his province, opening his Parliamentary seat for Charles Avery Dunning, the designated Minister of Finance.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dunning Will Contest Seat in P.E. Island . . The Canadian Press . The Canadian Press . 19 December 1935 . 1 .