James Ferrier (politician)
- James Ferrier (politician)
Infobox Mayor
imagesize = 150px
honorific-prefix = Mayor
name = Joseph Bourret
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caption =
order = 4th Mayor of Montreal
term_start = 1844
term_end = 1846
constituency = East
predecessor = Joseph Bourret
successor = John Easton Mills
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term_end2 =
constituency2 =
predecessor2 =
successor2 =
birth_date = 22 October 1800
birth_place = Fife, Scotland
death_date = death date and age|1888|5|30|1800|10|22
death_place = Montreal, Lower Canada
party =
alma_mater =
spouse =
profession = merchant
religion =
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James Ferrier (22 October, 1800 – 30 May, 1888) was a Scottish-Canadian politician.
Born in Fife, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada in 1821 and established himself in Montreal, Quebec as a successful Scots-Quebecer merchant.
He served as the fourth mayor of Montreal from 1845 to 1846 and Councillor of that city from 1841 to 1848. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Royal Proclamation on 23 October, 1867 following the Canadian Confederation of 1867. He sat with the Conservative group and represented the Senatorial Division of Shawinegan until his death in 1888.
External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5517 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=1931&s=M Political biography from the Library of Parliament]
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