James Murdock, (August 15, 1871 – May 15, 1949) was a
Canadian
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politician.
Born in
Brighton
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,
England
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, Murdock first ran for the
House of Commons of Canada
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as the
Liberal
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candidate in the
1921 federal election in the Ontario riding of
Toronto South
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. Although defeated, he was appointed
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in the cabinet of
Mackenzie King
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shortly after the election. The current MP in the riding of
Kent
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,
Archibald McCoig
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Born in Tilbury East, Ontario, the son of Daniel McCoig, a Scottish immigrant, he was elected as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Assembly of On ...
, gave up his seat and was appointed to the
Senate of Canada
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in 1922. Murdock was acclaimed to this seat in the resulting 1922
by-election
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.
While Minister of Labour in 1923, Murdock was embroiled in controversy after he withdrew funds from the
Home Bank of Canada
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a day or two before its collapse based on information he obtained as a member of the Cabinet.
He was defeated in the
1925 election in the riding of
Toronto—High Park and again in
1926
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.
In 1930, he was summoned to the Senate representing the
senatorial division
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of Parkdale, Ontario on the advice of Prime Minister
Mackenzie King
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. He served until his death in 1949.
References
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1871 births
1949 deaths
Canadian senators from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Liberal Party of Canada senators
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
British emigrants to Canada
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