James Fell (October 15, 1821
– December 8, 1890
) was an
English
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-born merchant and political figure in
British Columbia
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. He served as mayor of
Victoria, British Columbia
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from 1885 to 1887.
He was born at Muncaster Head,
Cumberland and apprenticed in the grocery business. He was employed in
London
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and then in
Liverpool
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, where he later established a tea wholesale business. Around 1858, he went to Victoria, where he established a spice and coffee business in partnership with John Finlayson. The business expanded into general groceries. That business failed in 1868 and Fell established his own business. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1882. Fell was elected mayor for two terms, choosing not to run again in 1888. He served 14 years on the local school board. Fell helped establish the first
Mechanics' Institute in Victoria and served as a trustee of the
Royal Jubilee Hospital
Royal Jubilee Hospital is a 500-bed general hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada located about east of the city centre, in the Jubilee neighbourhood (itself named after the hospital).
Overview
Its name commemorates the Golden Jubilee ...
.
References
Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia
English emigrants to pre-Confederation British Columbia
1890 deaths
1821 births
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