Jim Barrie Explained

James Ross Barrie
Birth Date:August 14, 1904
Birth Place:Morden, Manitoba, Canada
Residence:Pelly, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Date:November 1976
Office1:MLA for Pelly
Term Start1:1956
Term End1:1964
Predecessor1:Arnold Feusi
Successor1:Leonard Larson
Office2:MLA for Pelly
Term Start2:1967
Term End2:1971
Predecessor2:Leonard Larson
Successor2:Leonard Larson
Party:Liberal

James Ross Barrie (August 14, 1904  - November 1976[1]) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Pelly from 1956 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Morden, Manitoba and was educated in Manitoba and British Columbia. Barrie was a general merchant in Pelly, Saskatchewan from 1922 to 1948. In 1940, he was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the Mackenzie seat in the Canadian House of Commons.[2] From 1950 to 1958, he was a general insurance agent. He was defeated by Leonard Larson when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964 and then defeated Larson in the general election of 1967. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources.[3] Barrie was defeated by Larson when he ran for reelection in 1971.[4]

Barrie played an important role in the preservation of Fort Pelly, now a national historic site, by helping to found the Fort Pelly Historical Society and by focusing attention of the site.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quiring, Brett . Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present . 11–12 . 2004 . 0889771650 . Canadian Plains Research Center Press . 2012-03-27.
  2. Web site: Mackenzie, Saskatchewan (1905 - 1996) . History of Federal Ridings since 1867 . Library of Parliament . 2012-03-27.
  3. Web site: James Barrie fonds . https://archive.today/20130418233015/http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1143412449030_206_191_57_196&l=0&lvl=2&v=0&coll=1&itm=233036&rt=1&bill=1 . dead . 2013-04-18 . Archives Canada . 2012-07-03 .
  4. Web site: Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf . 2013-11-12 .
  5. News: Trading post site not all excavated . December 12, 1973 . 37 . Leader-Post . Regina . 2012-03-27.