James Morris
Deceased Person
1857 – 1931
Who was James Morris?
James Morris was a farmer, marble and granite dealer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Canadian House of Commons from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative.
He was born in Rutland, Canada West, the son of Patrick Morris and Ann McRae, and was educated at Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec. Foster settled at Aubrey, Quebec. He was mayor of Saint-Chrysostome for two years. He was defeated by James Pollock Brown when he ran for a federal seat in 1911; Morris was elected to the House of Commons in an 1913 by-election held after Brown's death. He was defeated by James Robb when he ran for reelection in the amalgamated riding of Châteauguay—Huntingdon in 1917. He died in Aubrey at the age of 73.
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