James Currie (politician)

James Currie (politician)

James George Currie (November 24 1827 – 1901) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from December 21, 1871 to March 29, 1873 and served as Liberal MLA for Welland from 1871 to 1879. His standing committee service included those for Private Bills, Railways, Privileges and Elections, and Standing Orders.

Currie was born in Toronto in 1827. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1853. He was county warden and mayor of St. Catharines from 1859 to 1863. In 1862, he was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada representing Niagara district in a by-election after the death of William Hamilton Merritt. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Ontario. Currie also served as Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia.

References

* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=776 Member's Parliamentary History: James Currie] , Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Accessed March 9, 2007
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32951 "The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877", CH Mackintosh ]


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