John James (Canadian politician)

John James
James, c. 1940s
Member of Parliament
for Durham
In office
June 1949 – June 1957
Preceded byCharles Elwood Stephenson
Succeeded byPercy Vivian
Personal details
Born
John Mason James

(1911-01-17)17 January 1911
Bowmanville, Canada
Died18 October 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 88)
Bowmanville, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Professionnewspaper publisher

John Mason James (17 January 1911 – 18 October 1999) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, he was a publisher of the Canadian Statesman newspaper by career. Before entering politics, he was a Captain of Military Intelligence during WW2 between the years of 1940–1945.

John M. James Public School in Bowmanville, Ontario was named in his honour.

He was first elected at the Durham riding in the 1949 general election and re-elected there in the 1953 election. James was defeated in the 1957 election by Percy Vivian of the Progressive Conservative party.

1957 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%}
Progressive Conservative Percy Vivian 7,331 44.49 -0.48
Liberal John Mason James 6,829 41.45 -4.78
Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Dent 1,918 11.64 +2.84
Social Credit Kenneth Toms 399 2.42
1953 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%}
Liberal John Mason James 6,684 46.22 -0.44
Progressive Conservative Charles Elwood Stephenson 6,504 44.98 +1.23
Co-operative Commonwealth Merdith Roy Armstrong 1,273 8.80 -0.78
1949 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%}
Liberal John Mason James 6,907 46.66 +1.89
Progressive Conservative Charles Elwood Stephenson 6,476 43.75 -4.57
Co-operative Commonwealth James David Kenny 1,419 9.59 +2.68

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