James Whitney (politician)

James Whitney
The Hon. Sir James Pliny Whitney
6th Premier of Ontario
In office
February 8, 1905 – September 25, 1914
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Lieutenant GovernorWilliam Mortimer Clark
John Morison Gibson
John Strathearn Hendrie
Preceded byGeorge William Ross
Succeeded byWilliam Howard Hearst
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
January 31, 1888 – September 25, 1914[1]
Preceded byTheodore F. Chamberlain
Succeeded byIrwin Foster Hilliard
ConstituencyDundas
Personal details
Born(1843-10-02)October 2, 1843
Williamsburgh Township, Upper Canada
DiedSeptember 25, 1914(1914-09-25) (aged 70)
Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeHoly Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Morrisburg, Ontario
Political partyOntario Conservative Party
SpouseAlice Park
AwardsCanada General Service Medal
Military service
AllegianceCanadian Militia
Branch/serviceCornwall Volunteer Infantry
Dundas Reserve Militia
RankSergeant
Lieutenant-Colonel
Battles/wars

Sir James Pliny Whitney KCMG KC (October 2, 1843 – September 25, 1914) was a Canadian politician and lawyer in the province of Ontario. He served as Conservative member of the legislature for Dundas in Eastern Ontario from 1888 and as the sixth premier of Ontario from 1905 until his death in 1914. He is the only premier of Ontario to have died while in office.

  1. ^ "James Pliny Whitney, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario Past Members. Toronto: Queen's Printer for Ontario. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2011-12-11.