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    James Cleland Richardson, VC

    James (“Jimmy”) Cleland Richardson, VC, electrician, piper, soldier (born 25 November 1895 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died 9 October 1916 near Courcelette, France). Richardson emigrated with his family to British Columbia shortly before the First World War. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in September 1914 and sailed with it to Britain the next month. Richardson deployed to France in early 1915 and fought in several battles before he was killed at Regina Trench in October 1916, during the Battle of Ancre Heights (see Battle of the Somme). For his courage during the battle, he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross (VC). 

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    James Cockburn

    James Cockburn, politician, lawyer (born 13 February 1819 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England; died 14 August 1883 in Ottawa, ON).

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    James Colledge Pope

    James Colledge Pope, entrepreneur, landed proprietor, land agent, politician, premier of PEI (b at Bedeque, PEI 11 June 1826; d at Summerside, PEI 18 May 1885). Second son in a family prominent in Prince Edward Island business and politics (he was the younger brother of W.H.

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    James Cook

    James Cook, explorer (born 27 October 1728 near Marton, England; died on 14 February 1779 at Kealakekua Bay, Sandwich Islands, Hawaii). The greatest navigator of his era, Cook served as master of the Pembroke at the siege of Louisbourg (1758) during the Seven Years' War.

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    James Creighton

    James (Lesley) Creighton. Discographer, recorded-sound archivist, born at Vancouver 24 Aug 1934, died 1 Dec 1998; BA economics (British Columbia) 1956.

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    James Crerar Reaney

    James Reaney was engaged in an energetic program of "rousing the faculties" by holding up the shaping mirror of literary forms to life in Canada, particularly in southwestern Ontario.

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    James Croft

    James Croft. Violin maker and repairer, b Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, 10 Jun 1884, d Winnipeg 4 Sep 1968. Though he moved to Winnipeg in 1904 as an engineer, he had been taught violin making by an uncle at the Hill shop in London, and in 1915 he began building and repairing violins.

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    James D. Duncan

    Duncan is best known as a painter in watercolour. His many works in this medium are landscapes and street scenes which record every aspect of city life. In Montréal he sketched sporting events, parades, fires, market vendors, sleighing and ice-cutting.

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    James David Stewart

    James David Stewart, lawyer, politician, premier of PEI (b at Lower Montague, PEI 15 Jan 1874; d at Charlottetown 10 Oct 1933). Stewart was premier of PEI 1923-27 and from 1931 until his death.

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    James De Mille

    James De Mille, professor, novelist (b at Saint John 23 Aug 1833; d at Halifax 28 Jan 1880). He spent most of his life teaching history, rhetoric and literature at Dalhousie in Halifax.

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    James Dodsley Humphreys

    James Dodsley Humphreys. Tenor, teacher, b Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, ca 1811, d Toronto 23 or 24 Feb 1877. Humphreys' claim (Toronto Patriot, 26 Apr 1844) to have been 'formerly of the Royal Academy of Music' is not substantiated.

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    James Doohan

    James Doohan, soldier, actor (born 3 March 1920 in Vancouver, BC; ; died 20 July 2005 in Redmond, Washington, USA). James Doohan served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War. He became famous for his role as Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in Star Trek.

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    James Douglas

    James Douglas, surgeon (b at Brechin, Scot 20 May 1800; d at New York C, NY 14 Apr 1886).

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    James Drummond MacGregor

    James Drummond MacGregor (also spelled McGregor), Presbyterian minister (b in Comrie Parish, Scot 1759; d at Pictou, NS 1830).

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    James Dunsmuir

    Dunsmuir withstood all attempts at unionizing his operations, becoming labour's chief target in western Canada. In 1905 he sold the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway to the CPR and in 1910 he sold his collieries to William MACKENZIE and Donald MANN for $10 million.

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