James Henry Metcalfe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
About James Henry Metcalfe
- James Henry Metcalfe (January 8, 1848 – January 1, 1925) was a Canadian businessman and political figure.
- He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1892 and Kingston in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1896 as a Conservative member. He was born in Kingston, Canada West in 1848, the son of John Metcalfe, who came to Kingston from Yorkshire, England.
- In 1869, he married Margaret Jane Clute.
- Metcalfe was a public school teacher in Kingston and later became an auctioneer.
- He served six years on the Kingston city council.
- Metcalfe resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1892 after being elected to the federal parliament.
- He ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in 1902.
- Metcalfe served as Dominion Commissioner of Immigration for the North-West Territories and was warden of the Kingston Penitentiary from 1896 to 1899.
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