James Currie (politician)

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James Currie

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Welland
In office March 21, 1871 – April 25, 1879
Preceded by	William Beatty
Succeeded by	Daniel Near
Personal details
Born	November 24, 1827 Toronto, Canada West
Died	December 8, 1901(1901-12-08) (aged 74) Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Portfolio	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (December 21, 1871 – March 29, 1873)

James George Currie (November 24, 1827 – December 8, 1901) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from December 21, 1871 to March 29, 1873 and served as Liberal MLA for Welland from 1871 to 1879. His standing committee service included those for Private Bills, Railways, Privileges and Elections, and Standing Orders.

Currie was born in Toronto in 1827. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1853. He was county warden and mayor of St. Catharines from 1859 to 1863. In 1862, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada representing Niagara district in a by-election after the death of William Hamilton Merritt. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Ontario. Currie also served as Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia.

He died December 8, 1901.^[1]

References

↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKDS-6M7

Member's Parliamentary History: James Currie, Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Accessed March 9, 2007
The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh

v t e Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Stevenson Scott Currie Wells Clarke Baxter Ballantyne Balfour Evanturel Charlton St. John Crawford Hoyle Jamieson Parliament Thompson Black Kidd Hipel Clark Stewart Hepburn Davies Downer Murdoch Morrow Cass Reuter Rowe Stokes Turner Edighoffer Warner McLean Doyle Stockwell Carr Curling Brown Peters Levac

Persondata
Name	Currie, James George
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	November 24, 1827
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada West
Date of death	1901
Place of death

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