James William Carmichael

Canadian politician

For other people named James Carmichael, see James Carmichael (disambiguation).

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James William Carmichael
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James William Carmichael (December 16, 1819 - May 1, 1903) was a Nova Scotia businessman and political figure. He represented Pictou in the House of Commons of Canada as an Anti-Confederate and then a Liberal from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878. He represented Nova Scotia in the Senate of Canada from 1898 to 1903.

He was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, in 1819, the son of James Carmichael, the town's founder, and attended Pictou Academy. He began work in his father's shipping and retail business and became owner during the 1850s. He built ships and also transported goods by ship. He was also involved in coal mining, the timber trade, a tannery and an iron foundry. Although he originally built wooden sailing ships, he later built steamers and pioneered the use and building of iron and steel ships in Nova Scotia. Carmichael was also a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867 as an opponent of Confederation, but joined the Liberals in 1869. He was reelected in 1874 and was named to the Senate in 1898, resigning shortly before his death in New Glasgow in 1903.

## Electoral history[edit]

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1867 Canadian federal election: Pictou

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Anti-Confederation | James William Carmichael | 2,011
| Conservative | James McDonald | 1,653

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1872 Canadian federal election: Pictou

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | Elected
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,328 | Y
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,327 | Y
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,122 |
| Unknown | J. Kitchen | 2,011 |

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1874 Canadian federal election: Pictou

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | Elected
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,178 | Y
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,124 | Y
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,123 |
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,110 |

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1878 Canadian federal election: Pictou

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | Elected
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,747 | Y
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,681 | Y
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,433 |
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,378 |

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1882 Canadian federal election: Pictou

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | Elected
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 2,709 | Y
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 2,681 | Y
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,397 |
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,320 |

## References[edit]

* "James William Carmichael". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
*   * James William Carmichael – Parliament of Canada biography

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