Norman Bloomfield James (August 4, 1872 – December 12, 1963) was a farmer and provincial politician from
Alberta,
Canada. He served as a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1948 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Early life
Norman Bloomfield James was born on August 4, 1872, in
Wandsworth,
England. He attended post secondary education at
Aberystwyth University
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
. Bloomfield moved to
Canada in 1893. He settled near
Youngstown
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, which ...
,
Alberta and began farming.
Political career
James ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Acadia in the
1935 Alberta general election
The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farmer ...
. He defeated incumbent
Lorne Proudfoot and another candidate with a landslide majority to pick up the seat for his party.
The 1939 boundary redistribution saw the electoral district of Acadia merged with Coronation to form
Acadia-Coronation. James decided to run for re-election in the electoral district of Edmonton in the
1940 Alberta general election
The 1940 Alberta general election was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Party ...
. James was returned winning the third place seat out of five.
James ran for a third term in office in the
1944 Alberta general election
The 1944 Alberta general election was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Overview
The election was the first contested by leader Ernest C. Manning. Previously Provincial Secretary, he became leader ...
. He barely hung onto his seat winning in the final vote count.
James retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1948.
He published "The Autobiography of a Nobody" in 1948.
References
Further reading
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External links
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
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1872 births
1963 deaths
Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs
Alumni of Aberystwyth University
British emigrants to Canada