James Yeo (politician)

This article is about the Canadian Member of Parliament. For the Royal Navy Commodore during the War of 1812, see James Lucas Yeo.

James Yeo (October 31, 1827 – February 13, 1903) was a Canadian merchant, ship builder, ship owner, and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for Prince Edward Island, representing Prince County beginning in 1873 when Prince Edward Island joined Canadian Confederation and serving until 1891.[1]

Yeo was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island,[1] the son of James Yeo, who was a native of Cornwall, England,[2] and Damaris Sargent. In 1855, he married Sarah Jane Glover.[3] He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the 2nd Prince from 1872 to 1873 and was a member of the Executive Council. He was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal member.[1] Yeo lived most of his life in Port Hill and died in Wellington at the age of 75.[4]

His brother John succeeded him as the member for Prince County in the House of Commons and later served in the Senate.[1]

Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1873
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Conservative James Colledge Pope acclaimed X
Liberal James Yeo acclaimed X
Called as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873
1874 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Liberal James Yeo 2,188 X
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 1,804 X
Unknown John Ramsay 669  
Unknown F. McNeill 337  
1878 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Liberal James Yeo 1,716 X
Liberal–Conservative Edward Hackett 1,655 X
Unknown C. Howatt 1,605  
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 1,491  
1882 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Liberal James Yeo 2,388 X
Liberal–Conservative Edward Hackett 2,325 X
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 2,178  
Unknown D. Rogers 2,134  
1887 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Liberal James Yeo 3,184 X
Liberal Stanislaus Francis Perry 2,988 X
Liberal–Conservative Edward Hackett 2,763  
Conservative John Lefurgey 2,600  
  1. ^ a b c d James Yeo (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.(Penrose mentioned by name)
  3. ^ CH Mackintosh, ed. (1878). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Print. and Pub. Company. pp. 183–184.
  4. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.