James Wilberforce Longley (4 January 1849 – 16 March 1922) was a

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journalist, lawyer, politician, and judge. Born in Paradise,

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, the son of Israel Longley and Frances Manning, Longley received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1871 and a Master of Arts degree in 1877 from

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. In 1871, he moved to Halifax and studied law with

Hiram Blanchard Hiram Blanchard (January 17, 1820 – December 17, 1874) was a Nova Scotia lawyer, politician, and the first premier of Nova Scotia. Blanchard won election to the Nova Scotia legislative assembly in Inverness in 1859 as a Liberal. Early l ...

. He was called to the Bar in 1875 and practiced law in Halifax from 1875 to 1882. He was also a journalist working for the ''

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''. In 1887, he was appointed managing editor of the ''Halifax Morning Chronicle''. In 1882, he was elected to the

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for the electoral district of Annapolis County. From 1884 to 1886, he was a minister without portfolio in the cabinet of

William Stevens Fielding William Stevens Fielding, (November 24, 1848 – June 23, 1929) was a Canadian Liberal politician, the seventh premier of Nova Scotia (1884–96), and the federal Minister of Finance from 1896 to 1911 and again from 1921 to 1925. Early life ...

. From 1886 to 1905, he was the attorney general. He ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the

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for the electoral district of

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in the 1896 election. In 1898, he was made a fellow of the

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. In 1905, he was appointed to the

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. His uncle

Avard Longley Avard Longley (February 22, 1823 – February 22, 1884) was a farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867 and again from 1874 to 1878 and repre ...

was a Member of the House of Assembly and Member of Parliament. James Wilberforce Longley died in Halifax on 16 March 1922.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Longley, James 1849 births 1922 deaths Acadia University alumni Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Candidates in the 1896 Canadian federal election Judges in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons