James Kenneth Jepson (8 April 1942 – 29 November 1989) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in

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and became a businessman by career. He was elected at the

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electoral district in the 1984 federal election, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament. Jepson was defeated in London East in the 1988 federal election by

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of the

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. Barely a year after this very narrow loss, Jepson died aged 47 of heart failure.

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* 1942 births 1989 deaths Businesspeople from Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub