James Glendinning (June 2, 1849 – November 26, 1929) was an

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

farmer and political figure. He represented

Ontario North Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The North Riding of Ontario init ...

in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a

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member from 1890 to 1894. He was born in Brock Township,

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ...

in 1849 and grew up there. In 1871, he married Elizabeth Doble. Glendinning served on the township council for Brock and was reeve from 1885 to 1890. He lived near

Vroomanton Vroomanton, Ontario is a ghost town located just north-west of Sunderland, Ontario in Brock Township, Ontario. The farming town was founded by Colonel James Vrooman, who was granted free land here in 1820 for his heroic service in the War of 1 ...

. He died in 1929.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'' JA Gemmill
* 1849 births 1929 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub