| James Craig | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Alexander James Grant |
| Constituency | Glengarry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823 Charlottenburg Township, Upper Canada |
| Died | 1874 (aged 50–51) Summerstown, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Flora McLeod (m. 1851) |
| Relations | James J. Craig, son |
| Occupation | Farmer |
James Craig (February 15, 1823 – November 10, 1874) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.
The son of James Craig and Helen Frue, he was born in Charlottenburg Township in Upper Canada in 1823. He was a farmer and was also involved in the timber trade. He served on the township council, becoming reeve, and was elected county warden in 1862. He died at Summerstown in 1874.
In 1851, he married Flora McLeod. His son James also served in the Ontario assembly.
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Glengarry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | James Craig | 1,149 | 56.71 | |||||
| Liberal | A. McNab | 877 | 43.29 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,026 | 82.59 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,453 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Glengarry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | James Craig | 962 | 52.89 | −3.83 | ||||
| Liberal | R.R. McLennan | 857 | 47.11 | +3.83 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,819 | 72.30 | −10.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,516 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
References
- ^ Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness (1946) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- "Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- Morgan, Henry James (1874). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. H.J. Morgan. p. 331.
- Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Historical Atlas Publishing Co. 1906.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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