- William James Hushion
William James Hushion (
1883-11-03 –1954-01-29 ) was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in
Montreal, Quebec , the son of Daniel Hushion and Margaret Phelan, he started working with his father and eventually started his own company, W.J. Hushion. In 1916, he was defeated as aLiberal Party of Quebec candidate in the riding of Montréal-Sainte-Anne in the 1916 Quebec provincial election. He was also defeated as aLiberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of St. Antoine in the 1917 federal election. He was elected in 1923 to theQuebec National Assembly in the riding of Montréal-Sainte-Anne. He resigned in 1924 and was elected to theCanadian House of Commons in the riding of St. Antoine in a 1924by-election . He was defeated in 1925 and 1930. He was re-elected in the 1935 federal election in the riding of St. Ann. He was summoned to theCanadian Senate in 1940 in the senatorial division of Victoria, Quebec. He served until his death in 1954. He is buried in theNotre Dame des Neiges Cemetery .External links
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