James Moffat Forgie
Birth date31 October 1889
Birth placePembroke, Ontario, Canada
Death date3 May 1969 (aged 79)
SpouseConstance Elizabeth Coulthard
(m. 20 August 1916)[1]
RidingRenfrew North
Term startAugust 1953
Term endSeptember 1965
PredecessorRalph Warren
SuccessorLen Hopkins
ProfessionBarrister, lawyer
PartyLiberal

James Moffat Forgie (31 October 1889 – 3 May 1969) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Forgie was born in Pembroke, Ontario and became a barrister and lawyer. He attended schools at St. Andrews College then Queen's University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in 1911, then attended Osgoode Hall Law School. He also served in World War I as a captain with the 48th Highlanders, then in World War II as a major with the Canadian Armoured Corps.[1]

He made an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in the Ontario Legislature in 1948.[1]

References

  1. ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide