James Alexander Calder
Moose Jaw | |
|---|---|
| In office 1917–1921 | |
| Preceded by | William Erskine Knowles |
| Succeeded by | Robert Milton Johnson |
| Senator for Saskatchewan (Moose Jaw) | |
| In office September 22, 1921 – July 20, 1956 | |
| Appointed by | Arthur Meighen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1868 Liberal Party of Saskatchewan (1905–17) Federal: Unionist (1917–21), Conservative (1921–42), Progressive Conservative (1942–56) |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
| Profession | Educator, school principal |
James Alexander Calder PC (September 17, 1868 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian politician.
Biography
Born in
He was elected as a
In 1921 James Calder used his position to silence one of the first critics of Residential Schools , Dr P.H. Bryce M.A., M.D., author of Record of the Health Conditions of the Indians of Canada from 1904 to 1921. Dr Bryce had been appalled by the death toll tuberculosis had levelled on the children attending these schools over the previous decades and had advocated intently to improve these conditions and lower a mortality rate exponentially higher than Canadians of European descent. James Calder used his position to force Dr Bryce into an unwanted retirement and was able to silence his advocacy that may have saved innumerable lives.
In 1921, he was called to the Canadian Senate, appointed on the advice of The Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, representing the senatorial division of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. A Conservative (and later Progressive Conservative), he died in office in 1956.
Philately
Outside politics, Calder was a noted
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 872 | 52.15% | – | |
Provincial Rights
|
James Benjamin Hawkes
|
800 | 47.85% | – | |
| Total | 1,672 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provincial Rights
|
Albert Eugene Whitmore | 1,097 | 51.55% | +3.70 | |
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 1,031 | 48.45% | -3.70 | |
| Total | 2,128 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 1,101 | 81.25% | +16.31 | |
Independent
|
Hugh Alexander Green | 254 | 18.75% | – | |
| Total | 1,355 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 1,357 | 74.07% | -7.18 | |
Conservative
|
James Nixon | 475 | 25.93% | - | |
| Total | 1,832 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alexander Calder | 2,699 | 71.14% | -2.93 | |
Conservative
|
Henry Leppington | 1,095 | 28.86% | +2.93 | |
| Total | 3,794 | 100.00% | |||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | CALDER, Hon. James Alexander | 8,866 | ||||||
| Opposition-Labour | SOMERVILLE, James | 2,946 | ||||||
References and sources
- References
- ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
- Sources
- James Alexander Calder – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Historical Members of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2006-08-06. (137 KiB)
- "Offices Held by Members of the Executive Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2006-08-06. (206 KiB)
- "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-04-27.
The Story of a National Crime Being a Record of the Health Conditions of the Indians of Canada from 1904 to 1921, by Dr. P. H. Bryce, M.A., M.D. Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Department https://archive.org/details/storyofnationalc00brycuoft/page/n7/mode/2up