James Auld (other)
James Auld may refer to: * James Auld (politician) (1921–1982), Canadian politician * James Muir Auld (1879–1942), Australian artist * Jim Auld, New Zealand rugby league footballer See also * Auld (surname) Auld is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Alex Auld (born 1981), Canadian hockey player * Andrew Auld (1799–1873), Scottish ship's carpenter in Hawaii * Andy Auld (1900–1977), Scottish-American soccer player * Bertie Auld (1 ...

James Auld (politician)
James Alexander Charles Auld (July 22, 1921 – June 30, 1982) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1954 to 1981 as a Progressive Conservative member. Background He was born in Toronto, the son of James Carswell Auld, and educated in Toronto and at the University of Toronto. In 1946, he married Nancy Eleanor Gilmour. Auld served as captain in the Queen's Own Rifles. He participated in the D-Day landings at Normandy in 1944. He worked as a wholesaler in Brockville. Politics He was a member of the town council for Brockville. In 1954 he was elected in a by-election in the provincial riding of Leeds to replace Charles MacOdrum who had died earlier in the year. He beat Liberal candidate Mary Sheldon by over 5,000 votes. He was re-elected in every election up until his retirement in 1981, serving a total of 27 years. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Transport from 1962 to 1963, Minister of Travel and Pu ...
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James Muir Auld
James Muir Auld (19 June 1879 – 8 June 1942) was an Australian artist. His works are signed J. Muir Auld. Auld was born in Ashfield, New South Wales, third son of Presbyterian minister, Reverend John Auld (–1912) and his wife, Georgina née Muir. Auld attended Ashfield Public School and later, Sydney Grammar School. He worked as a clerk for the Ashfield Borough Council and enrolled in night classes in drawing at Ashfield Technical School. He spent spare time drawing and sketching the foreshores of Sydney Harbour. Artistic career Auld studied under J. S. Watkins and Julian Ashton, and began to exhibit at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales around 1906. He contributed black and white drawings to '' The Bulletin'' and ''The Sydney Mail''. In 1909 he travelled to London to study the work of English painters. There he had work accepted for ''London Opinion'' and other journals. Returning to Australia about 1911, he worked in Sydney on landscapes and figure subjects, and ...
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Jim Auld
James Wilton Auld (1889-1974) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in 1913. Early life Jim Auld was born on January 6, 1889. He was the son of Jessie Auld and Hugh Ballie Auld. Playing career In 1912, Auld was part of the first ever Canterbury side. Canterbury went down 4-5 to Wellington on 7 September.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. p.27 In 1913, Auld captained Sydenham to the championship in the new Canterbury Rugby League competition and again played for Canterbury. He was selected in the New Zealand side and toured Australia, playing against New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... in three of the four "tests" during the season.
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