James Arthurs (4 October 1866 – 7 October 1937) was a

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senator for the Conservative party, representing the province of

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. Arthurs attended public school and Hamilton

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, then became a hardware merchant. He became a member of the House of Commons of Canada for Parry Sound electoral district from 1908 until 1935. Arthurs was then appointed to the Senate of Canada on 20 July 1935 by R.B. Bennett and remained in that office until his death. The Commanda General Store in

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(now in Nipissing Township) was built and occupied by Arthurs about 1885. It was strategically located on the Rosseau-Nipissing Colonization Road. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected by the province to commemorate The Commanda General Store's role in Ontario's heritage. Arthurs also established the 162 Infantry Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (known as the First Nipissing Regiment).Commanda: A Changing Community
at www.virtualmuseum.ca He then served with the 1st Battalion in France until May 1917, attaining a rank of lieutenant colonel. On 4 October 1937 Arthurs fell ill and died three days later at his home at 222 Bessborough Drive

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). He and his wife had moved there from Parry Sound in the previous month.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthurs, James 1866 births 1937 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Parry Sound, Ontario Canadian Expeditionary Force officers Politicians from Toronto Canadian merchants Hardware merchants Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers)