James Malcolm (politician)
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The Hon. James Malcolm | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bruce North | |
| In office 1921–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Clark |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1933 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1880 Kincardine, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 6, 1935 (aged 55) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Trade and Commerce (1926-1930) |
| Committees | Chair, Special Committee on Civil Service Act (1923) |
James Malcolm, PC (July 14, 1880 – December 6, 1935) was a Canadian politician who was the Member of Parliament for Bruce North from 1921 to 1935 and served as Minister of Trade and Commerce from 1926 to 1930.
Early life[edit]
James Malcolm was born July 14, 1889, in Kincardine, Ontario, to Andrew Malcolm, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and Annie Robertson.[1]
In 1905 at the age of 16, Malcolm married Ethel A. Swan whom he lived with in Kincardine.
Malcolm's father owned and operated a furniture company in Kincardine, Ontario. Malcolm and his brother joined their father's company in which Malcolm become chairman and ran the Kincardine factory.
Politics[edit]
Malcolm was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Ontario riding of Bruce North in the 1921 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1925, 1926, and 1930.
From 1926 to 1930, he served as Minister of Trade and Commerce in the cabinet of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Legacy[edit]
Malcolm was the first Canadian to make a public address by Trans-Atlantic telephone in 1928, delivering a speech to the British Empire Exhibition in Cardiff, Wales from Ottawa. Canada.[2]
In 1923, Malcolm purchased a large mansion in Kincardine. The building still stands today as a retirement residence and bares the name 'Malcolm Place' in his honour.
Archives[edit]
There is a James Malcom fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "The History of Malcolm Place". Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Borins, Sanford F.; Kernaghan, Kenneth; Brown, David (2007). Digital State at the Leading Edge. University of Toronto Press. p. 225. ISBN 9780802094902.
- ^ "Finding aid to James Malcom fonds, Library and Archives Canada" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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