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.
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Early life
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
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
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
There is a James Malcom fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[3]
References
- ^ "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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