Edmund James Bristol

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Edmund James Bristol (September 4, 1861 – July 14, 1927) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Napanee, Canada West, the son of Amos Samuel Bristol and Sarah Minerva Everitt (Everett), Bristol was educated at the Napanee High School, Upper Canada College and University of Toronto where he graduated a B.A. in 1883. He studied at Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1886. A lawyer, he was a partner in the Toronto law form of Howland, Arnoldi, and Bristol. He was named a federal Queen's Counsel in 1896 and an Ontario King's Counsel in 1908.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Toronto Centre in a 1905 by-election. He was re-elected in 1908, 1911, 1917, 1921, and 1925. In 1921, he was a Minister without Portfolio in the Arthur Meighen cabinet.

[edit] References

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Edward Frederick Clarke	Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre 1905–1925	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1924.
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1924.	Member of Parliament for Toronto East Centre 1925–1926	Succeeded by Robert Charles Matthews