James Robert Wilson, PC (September 16, 1866 – April 3, 1941) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Almonte, Canada West, he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1884 and was employed at a grocery and hardware store. During the 1885 North-West Rebellion he led the first medical corps to Saskatoon. After the rebellion he worked as a farmer, before opening a general store in Saskatoon in 1896.
In January 1903 he was elected overseer over the village of Saskatoon, and when on July 1 of that year the village was incorporated as a town, he became its first mayor. He served until 1904, and again later as mayor of the by now city of Saskatoon from 1907 to 1908. He also sat on the city council from 1914 to 1919.
In his times as mayor he personally guaranteed a bank loan that allowed for the completion of sewer, water and electrical works, and it was also whilst he was mayor that Saskatoon's City Park was purchased.
Wilson also tried his hand at national politics, standing unsuccessfully as a federal candidate for the Conservatives in 1908, before managing to be elected in 1917. He served for four years, including a spell as a cabinet minister, before being defeated in 1921.
His brother Russell also served as mayor of Saskatoon.
Wilson Crescent, which runs through Saskatoon's Avalon, Adelaide/Churchill and Nutana Park neighbourhoods, is named in James Wilson's honour.
Referencesedit
^Pedersen, Jen. (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2014.
External linksedit
James Robert Wilson – Parliament of Canada biography
james, robert, wilson, september, 1866, april, 1941, canadian, politician, born, almonte, canada, west, moved, moose, saskatchewan, 1884, employed, grocery, hardware, store, during, 1885, north, west, rebellion, first, medical, corps, saskatoon, after, rebelli. James Robert Wilson PC September 16 1866 April 3 1941 was a Canadian politician 1 Born in Almonte Canada West he moved to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan in 1884 and was employed at a grocery and hardware store During the 1885 North West Rebellion he led the first medical corps to Saskatoon After the rebellion he worked as a farmer before opening a general store in Saskatoon in 1896 In January 1903 he was elected overseer over the village of Saskatoon and when on July 1 of that year the village was incorporated as a town he became its first mayor He served until 1904 and again later as mayor of the by now city of Saskatoon from 1907 to 1908 He also sat on the city council from 1914 to 1919 In his times as mayor he personally guaranteed a bank loan that allowed for the completion of sewer water and electrical works and it was also whilst he was mayor that Saskatoon s City Park was purchased Wilson also tried his hand at national politics standing unsuccessfully as a federal candidate for the Conservatives in 1908 before managing to be elected in 1917 He served for four years including a spell as a cabinet minister before being defeated in 1921 His brother Russell also served as mayor of Saskatoon Wilson Crescent which runs through Saskatoon s Avalon Adelaide Churchill and Nutana Park neighbourhoods is named in James Wilson s honour References edit Pedersen Jen A Seat on Council The Aldermen Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903 2006 PDF City of Saskatoon Archived from the original PDF on 23 June 2014 External links editJames Robert Wilson Parliament of Canada biography Parliament of Canada Preceded byGeorge Ewan McCraney Member of Parliament for Saskatoon1917 1921 Succeeded byJohn Evans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Robert Wilson amp oldid 1154037025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
