Kenneth Albert James (5 August 1934 – 24 September 2014) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in

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, he was a businessman, farmer, marketing and sales manager by career. He attended Michigan State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics. James served as reeve and councillor for the Township of Sarnia for a decade. In federal politics, he represented the Ontario riding of

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where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and

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s. James left federal politics after his defeat in the 1993 federal election to

Roger Gallaway Roger John Gallaway, (born May 23, 1948 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian educator and retired politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2006, representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton for the Liberal Party ...

of the

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. He served as chair of the

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Authority from 2007 until 2012. He died on 24 September 2014 at the age of 80.

Electoral record

Sarnia—Lambton

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* 1934 births Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Michigan State University alumni People from Sarnia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Ontario municipal councillors 2014 deaths {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub