James Morris (Quebec politician)

James Morris
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Châteauguay
In office
1911–1917
Preceded byJames Pollock Brown
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1914
Personal details
Born(1857-12-16)16 December 1857
Rutland, Canada West
Died12 June 1931(1931-06-12) (aged 73)
Political partyConservative

James Morris (16 December 1857 – 12 June 1931) was a farmer, marble and granite dealer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the House of Commons of Canada from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative.[1]

He was born in Rutland, Canada West, the son of Patrick Morris and Ann McRae, and was educated at Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec. Foster settled at Aubrey, Quebec. He was mayor of Saint-Chrysostome for two years. He was defeated by James Pollock Brown when he ran for a federal seat in 1911; Morris was elected to the House of Commons in a 1913 by-election held after Brown's death. He was defeated by James Robb when he ran for reelection in the amalgamated riding of Châteauguay—Huntingdon in 1917. He died in Aubrey at the age of 73.[2]

  1. ^ James Morris – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.