James Cooper (Canadian politician)
| James Maxwell Cooper | |
|---|---|
| MPP for Sudbury | |
| In office 1937–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Edmond Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Robert Carlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1900 Sudbury, Ontario |
| Died | November 29, 1979 (aged 79) Sudbury, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Occupation | businessman |
James Maxwell Cooper (June 17, 1900 – November 29, 1979) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1943. He was a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. He was born in Sudbury.[1]
While in the Legislature, he was one of six Northern Ontario MPPs who absented themselves from a vote to censure the federal government for "not prosecuting the war with sufficient diligence".[2]
He was later one of the original owners of Sudbury's first television station, CKSO-TV. He died at a nursing home in 1979.[3]
References
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- ↑ C.M. Wallace and Ashley Thomson, Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital. Dundurn Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55002-170-2.
- ↑ "Deaths", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Dec 1, 1979; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2009) pg. D16