James Gilmour (January 20, 1842 – May 15, 1908) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, Canada. He represented

Middlesex East Middlesex East was a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Middlesex into th ...

in the

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from 1896 to 1904 as a

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. He was born in South Hillhead,

Renfrewshire Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfr ...

and was educated there. In 1871, he married Elizabeth McClary. He was warden for Middlesex County in 1879 and also served as a trustee for London County General Hospital.Gemmill, A
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897''
/ref> Gilmour was reeve of North Dorchester Township for 15 years.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs British emigrants to Canada 1842 births 1908 deaths {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub