James McIsaac (1854 – April 2, 1927) was a journalist and political figure in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

, Canada. He represented King's in the

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from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir

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. He was born in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island, the son of Donald McIsaac and Jane McEachern, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College and the

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. McIsaac was a journalist in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

. He was president of the Herald Publishing Company. He ran unsuccessfully in

2nd Kings 2nd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1904 and 1908. McIsaac was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921. He died in

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at the age of 73.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island Unionist Party (Canada) MPs 1854 births 1927 deaths {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub