James Hyndman (politician)
James Duncan Hyndman | |
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| Alderman on the Edmonton City Council | |
| In office December 13, 1909 – February 16, 1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1874 Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Ethel Davies |
| Children | Five |
| Alma mater | Prince of Wales College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
James Duncan Hyndman,
Early life
Hyndman was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island on July 29, 1874. He graduated from the Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown and articled as a lawyer with Angus Alexander McLean, the Member of Parliament for Queen's, and was called to the Prince Edward Island bar in 1899. The same year, he moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, where he practised law with his uncle in the firm MacDonald and Hyndman. He came to Edmonton in 1903, and worked with the firm Kennedy and Hyndman (which would become Hyndman and Hyndman in 1905).
In 1902 he married Ethel Davies, with whom he would have five children.
Political career
Hyndman served as president of the
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Judicial career
In 1914, Hyndman became the youngest person ever to be appointed a judge of the
Between 1951 and 1954, Hyndman served as deputy judge of the Exchequer Court of Canada. He was also commissioner of the War Claims Commission and the Great Lakes Security Acts Board. In 1961-1962 he advised Finance Minister Donald Fleming on claims by Canadians against Japan as a result of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Personal life, death, and legacy
Hyndman was an active Mason. He was inducted as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1948.
His grandson, Lou Hyndman, served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (representing Edmonton West from 1967 until 1971 and Edmonton-Glenora from 1971 until 1986) and provincial treasurer.
James Duncan Hyndman died October 11, 1971, at the age of 97. Hyndman Crescent and Road, streets in Edmonton, are named in his honour.