James Henry Metcalfe
James Henry Metcalfe | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1879–1892 | |
| Preceded by | William Robinson |
| Succeeded by | William Harty |
| Constituency | Kingston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1848 Canada West |
| Died | January 25, 1925 (aged 77) |
| Political party | Conservative |
James Henry Metcalfe (January 8, 1848 – January 1, 1925) was a
Conservative
member.
He was born in
Canada West in 1848, the son of John Metcalfe, who came to Kingston from Yorkshire, England. In 1869, he married Margaret Jane Clute. Metcalfe was a public school teacher in Kingston and later became an auctioneer. He served six years on the Kingston city council. Metcalfe resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1892 after being elected to the federal parliament. He ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in 1902. Metcalfe served as Dominion Commissioner of Immigration for the North-West Territories and was warden of the Kingston Penitentiary
from 1896 to 1899.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Henry Metcalfe | 955 | 55.82 | +1.64 | ||||
| Liberal | William Robinson | 756 | 44.18 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,711 | 59.53 | −5.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,874 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
- James Henry Metcalfe – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885 JA Gemmill
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