He was born in Cornwall Township, Ontario, the son of James McLeod, and educated in Cornwall and Kingston. He worked as a contractor during the construction of the Cornwall Canal and went on to do railway construction in the southern United States. He returned to Cornwall, where he worked as a salesman for the Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board, later serving as secretary-treasurer. McLeod married Bertha Sullivan. He served as reeve for the township and then was township clerk and treasurer from 1915 until his death in 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1916. McLeod also served as president of the Stormont Lacrosse League.
james, william, mcleod, july, 1871, july, 1931, ontario, farmer, political, figure, represented, stormont, legislative, assembly, ontario, liberal, member, from, 1919, 1923, ontario, mppin, office, 1919, 1923preceded, byrobert, austin, shearersucceeded, byjohn. James William McLeod July 2 1871 July 7 1931 1 was an Ontario farmer and political figure He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1919 to 1923 James William McLeodOntario MPPIn office 1919 1923Preceded byRobert Austin ShearerSucceeded byJohn Colborne MilliganConstituencyStormontPersonal detailsBorn 1871 07 02 July 2 1871Cornwall Township OntarioDiedJuly 7 1931 1931 07 07 aged 60 Political partyLiberalSpouseBertha Sullivan m 1891 wbr OccupationFarmerHe was born in Cornwall Township Ontario the son of James McLeod and educated in Cornwall and Kingston He worked as a contractor during the construction of the Cornwall Canal and went on to do railway construction in the southern United States He returned to Cornwall where he worked as a salesman for the Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board later serving as secretary treasurer McLeod married Bertha Sullivan He served as reeve for the township and then was township clerk and treasurer from 1915 until his death in 1931 He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1916 McLeod also served as president of the Stormont Lacrosse League References edit https www findagrave com memorial 179404272 james w mcleodExternal links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Stormont Dundas and Glengarry a history 1784 1945 JG Harkness 1946 Excerpt from History of the Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board HM Stiles nbsp This article about a Ontario Liberal Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James William McLeod amp oldid 1173462993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
