James Hargrave Alcock Schofield (February 19, 1866 – December 9, 1938) was a lumberman and political figure in

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. He represented

Ymir In Norse mythology, Ymir (, ), also called Aurgelmir, Brimir, or Bláinn, is the ancestor of all jötnar. Ymir is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, in the ''Prose Edda'', writ ...

from 1907 to 1916,

Trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. ...

from 1916 to 1924 and

Rossland-Trail Rossland-Trail was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the towns of Rossland and Trail, in the West Kootenay. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a redistr ...

from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of Frederick Schofield and Letitia L. Hargrave, and the grandson of Letitia MacTavish Hargrave. He was educated in Port Hope. Schofield was mayor of

from 1902 to 1907. He died at his home in Trail on December 9, 1938.

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* 1866 births 1938 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs Mayors of places in British Columbia Pre-Confederation Ontario people {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub