James Morris (Canada West politician)

James Morris
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Leeds County
In office 1837–1841
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant Governor	Sir Francis Bond Head (1836–1838) Sir George Arthur (1838–1840)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Leeds
In office 1841–1844
Governors General	Lord Sydenham (1841) Sir Charles Bagot (1842–1843) Sir Charles Metcalfe (1843–1845)
Preceded by	New position
Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
In office 1844–1865
Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office 1853 – 1854, 1858
Postmaster General for the Province of Canada
In office 1851–1853
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Malcolm Cameron
Receiver-General
Incumbent
Assumed office 1862
Personal details
Born	(1798-11-01)November 1, 1798 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	September 9, 1865(1865-09-09) (aged 66) Brockville, Canada West
Political party	Reform
Relations	William Morris (brother) Edmund Murney (brother-in-law)
Occupation	Business and banking
Military service
Allegiance	Upper Canada
Branch/service	Canadian militia
Years of service	1822-1850
Rank	Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	2nd Carleton Militia (1821-28)
Commands	3rd Leeds Light Infantry (1828-37) Brockville Embodied Militia (1838) 1st Leeds Militia (1846-50)
Battles/wars	Rebellions of 1837–1838 Defence of Brockville

James Morris (November 1, 1798 – September 23, 1865) was a businessman, banker and political figure in Canada West. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, as a Reformer. He was later a member of the Legislative Council, serving as the Speaker of the Legislative Council. He was also a member of the Executive Council of the province.