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James Domville

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The Hon.
James Domville
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for King's
In office
1872–1882
Preceded byGeorge Ryan
Succeeded byGeorge Eulas Foster
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byGeorge Eulas Foster
Succeeded byGeorge William Fowler
Senator for Rothesay, New Brunswick
In office
April 20, 1903 – July 30, 1921
Appointed byWilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born(1842-11-29)November 29, 1842
Belize, British Honduras (Belize)
DiedJuly 30, 1921(1921-07-30) (aged 78)
Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyLiberal (1896–1921)
Conservative (1872–1882)

James Domville (November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1921) was a Canadian businessman, militia officer and politician.

Biography

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Domville was the son of a British major-general, also named James Domville. In 1858 James, Jr., went to Barbados, where his father commanded a regiment.[1] He was educated at the Royal Military Academy and rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the New Brunswick militia, commanding the 8th Princess Louise New Brunswick Hussars Cavalry Regiment.

Domville was involved in a great number of business interests. He imported tea and other goods from the British West Indies. He was invested in iron works, rolling mills, and nail factories.[1] Domville was also a member of the board of Globe Mutual Life Assurance and of Stadacona Fire and Life Insurance, and director and president of Maritime Bank of the Dominion of Canada. He was a member of the council of the Dominion Artillery Association, a fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, London, was president of the Kings County Board of Trade, and was chairman of the delegation from Saint John, at the Dominion Board of Trade, Ottawa, in 1871.[1]

Domville represented King's in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1882 as a Conservative. Domville came to disagree with his party's protectionist policies – a matter which led to a physical confrontation with caucus-mate Arthur Hill Gillmor. These policies were unpopular enough with his constituents that he lost his seat in 1882, leading to his split with the Conservative Party of Sir John A. Macdonald. He would run several times unsuccessfully as an independent candidate, but when he returned to parliament from 1896 to 1900 it was as a Liberal.

Domville was also a Saint John city alderman for a time, during which he was instrumental in the establishment of the city's public library. In 1903 he was appointed to the Senate by Wilfrid Laurier, where he served until his death.

Electoral record

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1872 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Domville 1,507
Unknown L.N. Sharp 1,044
Unknown J.E.B. McCready 657
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Domville 1,651
Independent J.E.B. McCready 1,389
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1878 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative James Domville 1,786
Independent L.N. Sharp 1,452
1882 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 1,536
Conservative James Domville 1,465

By-election: On election being declared void

By-election on 7 November 1882
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 2,005
Conservative James Domville 1,723

By-election: On Mr. Foster's acceptance of the office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries

By-election on 31 December 1885
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Eulas Foster
Independent Conservative James Domville
1887 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 2,237
Independent James Domville 1,762
1891 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 1,931
Independent James Domville 1,858
1896 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Domville 2,389
Conservative F.E. Morton 1,874
1900 Canadian federal election: King's
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George William Fowler 2,566
Liberal James Domville 2,383

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Domville, James" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

References

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