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About James Fell
- James Fell (October 15, 1821 – December 8, 1890) was an English-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia.
- He served as mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1885 to 1887. He was born at Muncaster Head, Cumberland and apprenticed in the grocery business.
- He was employed in London and then in Liverpool, where he later established a tea wholesale business.
- Around 1858, he went to Victoria, where he established a spice and coffee business in partnership with John Finlayson.
- The business expanded into general groceries.
- That business failed in 1868 and Fell established his own business.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1882.
- Fell was elected mayor for two terms, choosing not to run again in 1888.
- He served 14 years on the local school board.
- Fell helped establish the first Mechanics' Institute in Victoria and served as a trustee of the Royal Jubilee Hospital.
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