James Ferguson Hill
Ontario MPP
In office
1923–1936
Preceded byHenry Ketcheson Denyes
Succeeded byHarold Edward Welsh
ConstituencyHastings East
Personal details
Born(1871-11-05)November 5, 1871
Tyendinaga, Ontario
DiedOctober 15, 1936(1936-10-15) (aged 64)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseClara May Leslie (m. 1896)
OccupationFarmer

James Ferguson Hill (November 5, 1871 October 15, 1936) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1936 as a Conservative.[1][2]

The son of Matthew Hill and Elizabeth Pegan, he was born in Shannonville and was educated in Deseronto and Belleville. In 1896, Hill married Clara May Leslie. He was a member of the Orange lodge.[1]

Hill died in office at the age of 64.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, A L (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. 1 2 Meehan, Peter (2002). "The East Hastings By-Election of 1936 and the Ontario Separate School Tax Question". Historical Studies. Canadian Catholic Historical Association. 68: 105–32.


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