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September 21, 1854(1854-09-21) (aged 34) Quebec City, Lower Canada
Occupation(s)
typographer, journalist, and author
James Huston (August 17, 1820 – September 21, 1854) was a Canadian typographer and journalist. Born in Quebec City, he was also a longtime member and subsequent President of the Institut canadien de Montréal.
Huston is best known as the compiler of Le répertoire national which was a collection of the works of Canadian writers for the previous half century.