James Bethune

Politician

Birthday July 7, 1840

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Canada

DEATH DATE Dec 18, 1884 (44)

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About

Canadian politician and lawyer. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1879.  He retired from politics in 1879.

Before Fame

He studied at University of Queen's College, Kingston and University College, Toronto.

Trivia

In 1870, he formed a law firm with Edward Blake and James Kirkpatrick Kerr. 

Family Life

He had Scottish ancestry. In 1860, he married Elizabeth Rattray. They had four children.

Associated With

He and Robert Borden were both famous Canadian politicians.