{{Short description|Canadian politician (1848–1907)}} {{No footnotes|date=June 2024}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James Brien | constituency_MP = Essex South | parliament = Canadian | predecessor = Lewis Wigle | successor = Henry William Allan | term_start = 1887 | term_end = 1891 | birth_date = February 4, 1848 | birth_place = Howard Township, Canada West | death_date = August 10, 1907 | party = Liberal Party | occupation = physician }} '''James Brien''' (February 4, 1848 — August 10, 1907) was a politician and physician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1887 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Essex South. After his federal political career, he became mayor of Essex Centre, Ontario, in 1895 for a term of eight years where he also served as a reeve and a councillor for three years. His cousin, John Wesley Brien, was also a Member of the Canadian House of Commons.
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