James Delamere Lafferty

James Delamere Lafferty
5th Mayor of Calgary
In office
January 20, 1890 – January 19, 1891
Preceded byDaniel Webster Marsh
Succeeded byJames Reilly
Personal details
Born(1849-04-28)April 28, 1849[1]
Perth, Canada West
DiedJuly 29, 1920(1920-07-29) (aged 71)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
SpouseJessie Patricia Gray Lafferty (1850–1918)
ChildrenFrancis Delamere Lafferty (1876–1919)
Guy Alexander Lafferty (1879–1934)
Geoffrey Grant Lafferty (1882–1953)[2]Heber Pembroke Lafferty<military records>
Parent(s)James Lafferty (1824–1881) and Elizabeth Brown Lafferty (1829–1901)[2]

James Delamere Lafferty (April 28, 1849 – July 29, 1920) was a Canadian physician and politician. Lafferty served as Registrar for the Northwest Territories Medical Ordinance regulator to professionalize the practice of medicine.[3] he was actively involved in establishing the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and the Canadian Medical Association's Alberta Division, which was later known as the Alberta Medical Association. He served one term as the fifth mayor of Calgary from January 1890 to January 1891.

  1. ^ "1901 Census of Canada Page Information".
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  3. ^ "Dr. James Delamere Lafferty, 1849-1920". Alberta Medical Association. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.