James Lester Douglas (29 November 1881 – 30 September 1950) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Head of Hillsborough, Prince Edward Island, the son of Elisha Albert Douglas and Emma Louise Coffin. He became an exporter and farmer by career. He was educated at Charlottetown Business College. In 1910, Douglas received a Royal Humane Society Medal for life saving. He married Mabel Amanda Wright (1898–1969) on 17 May 1927. He was first elected to Parliament at the Queen's riding in the 1940 general election and re-elected there in the

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

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1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

elections. Douglas died on 30 September 1950 before completing his term in the

21st Canadian Parliament The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949, until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 Canadian federal election, 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and b ...

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* 1881 births 1950 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub