- Isaac James Gould
Isaac James Gould (
November 13 1839 –June 6 1915 ) was anOntario farmer, businessman and political figure. He representedOntario North in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1890 andOntario West in theCanadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal member.He was born in
Uxbridge, Ontario in 1839, the son ofJoseph Gould who was a member of the assembly for the Province of Canada. In 1862, he married Rebecca Chapman. He ownedgristmill s and woollen mills and also took part in the lumber trade and banking. He also served as reeve for Uxbridge and was warden for Ontario County in 1883. Gould was elected by acclamation to the House of Commons in 1900 after the death ofJames David Edgar and reelected in the general election that followed later that year.External links
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32958 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=e2f63df0-f731-45fa-8a3c-1030a8f2d3b9&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1214 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
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