James Morris (December 16, 1857 – June 12, 1931) was a farmer, marble and granite dealer and political figure in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. He represented Châteauguay in the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative. He was born in

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, Canada West, the son of Patrick Morris and Ann McRae, and was educated at

Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec Saint-Chrysostome is a municipality in south-west Quebec, Canada in the regional county municipality of Haut-Saint-Laurent in the Montérégie administrative region. The municipality was created by the amalgamation of Saint-Chrysostome village ...

. Foster settled at Aubrey, Quebec. He was mayor of Saint-Chrysostome for two years. He was defeated by James Pollock Brown when he ran for a federal seat in 1911; Morris was elected to the House of Commons in a 1913 by-election held after Brown's death. He was defeated by James Robb when he ran for reelection in the amalgamated riding of

Châteauguay—Huntingdon Châteauguay—Huntingdon was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1949. History This riding was created in 1914 from Châteauguay and Huntingdon ridings. It init ...

in 1917. He died in Aubrey at the age of 73.

Electoral history

By-election: On Mr. Brown's death, 30 May 1913

References

Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 1857 births 1931 deaths {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub