James Reid (Canadian politician)
- James Reid (Canadian politician)
James Reid (October 2, 1839 – May 5, 1904) was a Canadian entrepreneur and parliamentarian from British Columbia.
Reid was born in Wakefield, Lower Canada. He moved to British Columbia in 1862, with a cousin, nearly perishing on the trip to the northern Cariboo region. Reid eventually prospered as a miner and established his own business empire in Quesnellemouth now Quesnel). Reid’s business included saw and flour mills, mining operations, riverboat construction and the main general store in Quesnel. Reid owned his own riverboat, the "Charlotte" which was one of the main supply vessels into the area.
Reid was elected to Member of Parliament for Cariboo as a Liberal-Conservative in an 1881 by-election on the death of incumbent MP Joshua Spencer Thompson. He was acclaimed in the following federal election and re-elected in 1887. Prime Minister Macdonald appointed Reid to the Senate in 1888. He held that office until his death in 1904.
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=2049&s= Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=search_record_detail&fl=0&lg=English&ex=00000177&rd=99970&sy=&st=%22james+reid%22&ci=# Photograph of Reid’s general store from virtualmuseum.ca]
* [http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=search_record_detail&fl=0&lg=English&ex=00000177&rd=99971&sy=&st=%22james+reid%22&ci=# Photograph of Reid’s flour mill from virtualmuseum.ca]
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