James Alexander Marshall (September 16, 1888 – June 30, 1977) was a secretary, teacher and a Canadian federal politician. Born in Ireland, Marshall came to Canada in 1912. Marshall first ran for a seat in the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

in the

1935 Canadian federal election The 1935 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 1935, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Min ...

. He ran as a candidate from the Social Credit Party in the Camrose electoral district. He would go on to defeat incumbent Member of Parliament

William Thomas Lucas William Thomas Lucas (1875–1973) was a Canadian farmer and a federal politician. He was born in Bailieboro, Ontario, on July 26, 1875, to John William and Margaret (née Fair) Lucas, both of Irish descent. He attended public schooling in the ...

in a landslide victory to earn his 1st term in office. Marshall would run for re-election to his second term in the

1940 Canadian federal election The 1940 Canadian federal election was held March 26, 1940, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 19th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party was re-elected to their second consecutiv ...

, his plurality of votes would be reduced but he still won a comfortable majority. Marshall would win election to his final term in office in the

1945 Canadian federal election The 1945 Canadian federal election was held on June 11, 1945, to elect members of the House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal government was re-elected to its third consecutive term, ...

, he would retire from politics in 1949. He died in 1977 in Edmonton at a veterans' retirement home"Former Socred MP from Camrose dies", ''Edmonton Journal'', July 8, 1977, pg. 38 and was interred at Bashaw Cemetery in Bashaw, Alberta.

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* 1888 births Canadian schoolteachers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta People from Lurgan Social Credit Party of Canada MPs 1977 deaths {{Alberta-politician-stub