James Alexander Marshall

James Alexander Marshall
Member of Parliament
for Camrose
In office
1935–1949
Preceded by William Thomas Lucas
Succeeded by Hilliard Beyerstein
Personal details
Born September 16, 1888
Lurgan, Ireland
Died June 30, 1977 (aged 88)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political party Social Credit Party of Canada
Spouse(s) Edna Lawrence
(m. 15 Jul 1915)[1]
Children Margaret Maureen Lawrence
Profession Secretary, teacher

James Alexander Marshall (September 16, 1888 – June 30, 1977) was a secretary, teacher and a Canadian federal politician. Born in Ireland, Marshall came to Canada in 1912.

Marshall first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He ran as a candidate from the Social Credit Party in the Camrose electoral district. He would go on to defeat incumbent Member of Parliament William Thomas Lucas in a landslide victory to earn his 1st term in office.

Marshall would run for re-election to his second term in the 1940 Canadian federal election, his plurality of votes would be reduced but he still won a comfortable majority. Marshall would win election to his final term in office in the 1945 Canadian federal election, he would retire from politics in 1949. He died in 1977 in Edmonton at a veterans' retirement home[2] and was interred at Bashaw Cemetery in Bashaw, Alberta.[3]

References

External links

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
William Thomas Lucas
Member of Parliament Camrose
1935–1949
Succeeded by
Hilliard Beyerstein