# James Domville > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_Domville > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_Domville.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Domville > Source revision: 1347594101 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian politician (1842–1921)}} {{other people}} {{More footnotes needed|date=October 2021}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Hon. | name = James Domville | honorific_suffix = | image = James Domville.jpg | constituency_MP = [King's](/source/King's_(New_Brunswick_federal_electoral_district)) | parliament = Canadian | predecessor = [George Ryan](/source/George_Ryan_(Canadian_politician)) | successor = [George Eulas Foster](/source/George_Eulas_Foster) | term_start = 1872 | term_end = 1882 | predecessor2 = [George Eulas Foster](/source/George_Eulas_Foster) | successor2 = [George William Fowler](/source/George_William_Fowler) | term_start2 = 1896 | term_end2 = 1900 | office3 = [Senator](/source/Senate_of_Canada) for Rothesay, New Brunswick | appointer3 = [Wilfrid Laurier](/source/Wilfrid_Laurier) | term_start3 = April 20, 1903 | term_end3 = July 30, 1921 | birth_date = {{birth date|1842|11|29}} | birth_place = Belize, British Honduras (Belize) | death_date = {{death date and age|1921|7|30|1842|11|29}} | death_place = [Rothesay, New Brunswick](/source/Rothesay%2C_New_Brunswick), Canada | spouse = | party = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) (1896–1921)
[Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(1867%E2%80%931942)) (1872–1882) | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = }} '''James Domville''' (November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1921) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) businessman, militia officer and politician. ==Biography== Domville was the son of a British major-general, also named James Domville. In 1858 James, Jr., went to [Barbados](/source/Barbados), where his father commanded a regiment.{{Cite Appletons'|wstitle=Domville, James|year=1900}} He was educated at the [Royal Military Academy](/source/Royal_Military_Academy%2C_Woolwich) and rose to the rank of [lieutenant-colonel](/source/lieutenant-colonel) in the [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick) [militia](/source/militia), commanding the [8th Princess Louise New Brunswick Hussars Cavalry Regiment](/source/8th_Canadian_Hussars_(Princess_Louise's)). Domville was involved in a great number of business interests. He imported tea and other goods from the [British West Indies](/source/British_West_Indies). He was invested in iron works, rolling mills, and nail factories. Domville was also a member of the board of Globe Mutual Life Assurance and of Stadacona Fire and Life Insurance, and director and president of Maritime Bank of the Dominion of Canada. He was a member of the council of the Dominion Artillery Association, a fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, [London](/source/London), was president of the [Kings County](/source/Kings_County%2C_New_Brunswick) [Board of Trade](/source/Board_of_Trade), and was chairman of the delegation from [Saint John](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick), at the [Dominion Board of Trade](/source/Dominion_Board_of_Trade), [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), in 1871. Domville represented [King's](/source/King's_(New_Brunswick_federal_electoral_district)) in the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) from 1872 to 1882 as a [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada_(historical)). Domville came to disagree with his party's protectionist policies – a matter which led to a physical confrontation with caucus-mate [Arthur Hill Gillmor](/source/Arthur_Hill_Gillmor). These policies were unpopular enough with his constituents that he lost his seat in 1882, leading to his split with the Conservative Party of Sir [John A. Macdonald](/source/John_A._Macdonald). He would run several times unsuccessfully as an independent candidate, but when he returned to parliament from 1896 to 1900 it was as a [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada). Domville was also a [Saint John](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick) city [alderman](/source/alderman) for a time, during which he was instrumental in the establishment of the city's public library. In 1903 he was appointed to the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Canada) by [Wilfrid Laurier](/source/Wilfrid_Laurier), where he served until his death. == Electoral record == {{1872 Canadian federal election/King's}} {{1874 Canadian federal election/King's}} {{1878 Canadian federal election/King's}} {{1882 Canadian federal election/King's}} By-election: On election being declared void {{CanElec1-by|7 November 1882}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[George Eulas Foster](/source/George_Eulas_Foster) |2,005}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|James Domville |1,723}} {{end}} By-election: On Mr. Foster's acceptance of the office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries {{CanElec1-by|31 December 1885}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|[George Eulas Foster](/source/George_Eulas_Foster) |}} {{CANelec|CA|Independent Conservative|James Domville|}} {{end}} {{1887 Canadian federal election/King's}} {{1891 Canadian federal election/King's}} {{1896 Canadian federal election/King's}} {{1900 Canadian federal election/King's}} ==See also== *[Domville Building](/source/Domville_Building) ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=8539}} * Peter J. Mitham, [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=8110 James Domville], in ''Canadian Dictionary of Biography online'', 2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Domville, James}} Category:1842 births Category:1921 deaths Category:Canadian Militia officers Category:8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) officers Category:Canadian senators from New Brunswick Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs Category:Liberal Party of Canada senators Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Category:British Honduras people Category:People from Rothesay, New Brunswick Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Category:20th-century members of the Senate of Canada --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [James Domville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Domville) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Domville?action=history)). 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