# James Horace King

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Canadian politician (1873–1955)

The Honourable James Horace King PC King, c. 1925 Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Cranbrook In office 1903–1909 Succeeded by Thomas Donald Caven In office 1916–1922 Preceded by Thomas Donald Caven Succeeded by Noel Wallinger Member of Parliament for Kootenay East In office 1922–1930 Preceded by Robert Ethelbert Beattie Succeeded by Michael Dalton McLean Canadian Senator from British Columbia In office June 7, 1930 – July 14, 1955 Personal details Born (1873-01-18)January 18, 1873 Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada Died July 14, 1955(1955-07-14) (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Party Liberal Alma mater McGill University (MD) Profession Physician

**James Horace King**, [PC](/source/King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada) (January 18, 1873 – July 14, 1955) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) physician and [parliamentarian](/source/Parliament_of_Canada).

## Background

Born in Chipman, [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick), James King was the son of [George Gerald King](/source/George_Gerald_King), a businessman and Canadian politician in his own right. The elder King was a [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) in the nineteenth century, and a [Senator](/source/Senate_of_Canada) from 1896 until his death in 1928.

The younger King earned his [MD](/source/Doctor_of_Medicine) from [McGill University](/source/McGill_University) in 1895. After practicing medicine for a short period in New Brunswick, he moved to the [Kootenay](/source/Kootenays) region of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) in 1898 serving a large rural territory. In 1910, he attended an international medical conference in [Budapest](/source/Budapest), and played a leading role in establishing the [American College of Surgeons](/source/American_College_of_Surgeons) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), serving as a governor of the college. In 1932, he was created a [Knight](/source/Knight) of Grace of the [Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem](/source/Venerable_Order_of_Saint_John) for his services to medicine.

In 1903, King was elected as a [British Columbia Liberal Party](/source/British_Columbia_Liberal_Party) member of the [British Columbia Legislative Assembly](/source/British_Columbia_Legislative_Assembly) for the riding of [Cranbrook](/source/Cranbrook_(electoral_district)) and was re-elected in 1907 before leaving provincial politics in 1909 to return to medicine.

A supporter of Sir [Wilfrid Laurier](/source/Wilfrid_Laurier), King was a [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) candidate in the [riding](/source/Riding_(division)) of [Kootenay](/source/Kootenay_(federal_electoral_district)) in the [1911 federal election](/source/1911_Canadian_federal_election) but was defeated. He returned to the provincial legislature in 1916, joining the provincial [cabinet](/source/Cabinet_(government)) as Minister of Public Works. He served in that portfolio until 1922 when he was offered a [federal Cabinet](/source/Canadian_Cabinet) position by [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Canada) [William Lyon Mackenzie King](/source/William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King). J.H. King became [Minister of Public Works](/source/Minister_of_Public_Works_(Canada)) shortly before winning a [by-election](/source/By-election) to enter the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada) as MP for [Kootenay East](/source/Kootenay_East).

In 1926, King became Minister of Soldiers’ Civil Reestablishment and minister responsible for the Department of Health. In 1928, he became the country's first [Minister of Pensions and National Health](/source/Minister_of_Pensions_and_National_Health_(Canada)). He was appointed to the Senate on Prime Minister Mackenzie King's recommendation on June 7, 1930, shortly before the defeat of Mackenzie King's government.

In 1942, King returned to Cabinet as [Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate](/source/Leader_of_the_Government_in_the_Canadian_Senate). In this capacity, he attended the June 1945 [San Francisco Conference](/source/San_Francisco_Conference) that established the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations). In August 1945, he was appointed [Speaker of the Senate of Canada](/source/Speaker_of_the_Senate_of_Canada) chairing sessions of the [upper house](/source/Upper_house) until 1949. He then served as co-chairman of the joint Senate–House of Commons Committee on Old Age Security which reported in 1950. King remained a Senator until his death in 1955. He died in office, and was buried in British Columbia, at Ocean View Cemetery in Burnaby.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** City of Ottawa Archive; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Date Range: 1955–1956; Microfilm Number: 432

## External links

- [James Horace King – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3893)

Government offices Preceded by Raoul Dandurand Leader of the Government in the Senate of Canada 1942–1945 Succeeded by Wishart McLea Robertson

v t e Ministers of veterans affairs of Canada Soldiers' civil re-establishment (1918–28) Lougheed Manion Béland Elliott Manion (acting) Morand (acting) Paquet King Pensions and national health (1928–44) King Ralston McLaren Sutherland Power Mackenzie Veterans affairs (1944–present) Mackenzie Gregg Lapointe Brooks Churchill Lambert Teillet Dubé Laing MacDonald McKinnon MacDonald Lamontagne (acting) Campbell Hees Merrithew Campbell McCreath Collenette Young Mifflin Baker Duhamel Pagtakhan McCallum Guarnieri Thompson Blackburn Blaney Fantino O'Toole Hehr O'Regan Wilson-Raybould Sajjan (acting) MacAulay Petitpas Taylor Fisher

v t e Ministers of public works of Canada Public works (1867–1996) McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau1 Public works and government services (1996–2015) Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley Public services and procurement (2015–present) Foote Qualtrough Anand Tassi Jaczek Jean-Yves Duclos 1As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the minister of supply and services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.

v t e Ministers of labour of Canada Labour (1900–96) Mulock Aylesworth Lemieux1 W. L. M. King Crothers Robertson Murdock J. H. King (acting) Elliott Manion (acting) Jones Heenan Robertson Gordon Rogers McLarty Mitchell Martin (acting) Gregg Starr MacEachen Nicholson Pépin Mackasey O'Connell Munro Ouellet (acting) O'Connell Alexander Regan Caccia Ouellet McKnight Cadieux Corbeil Danis Valcourt Axworthy Robillard Human resources development (1996–2005)2 Young Pettigrew Stewart Frulla Dryden Human resources and skills development (2005–13) Stronach Finley Solberg Finley Employment and social development (2013–15) Kenney Poilievre Families, children and social development (2015–present) Duclos Labour (1996–2015) Robillard Gagliano MacAulay Bradshaw Fontana3 Blackburn Ambrose Raitt Leitch Employment, workforce and labour (2015–2019) Mihychuk Hajdu Labour (2019–present) Tassi O'Regan MacKinnon 1Until 1909, the office of the minister of labour was a secondary function of the postmaster-general of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. 2The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a minister of labour may be appointed. However, when no minister of labour is appointed, the minister of human resources development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the minister of labour. 3Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".

v t e Ministers of health of Canada Soldiers' civil re-establishment (1918–28) Lougheed (Senator) Manion Béland (Senator) Elliott Manion Morand Paquet King Pensions and national health (1928–44)1 King Ralston MacLaren Sutherland Power Mackenzie Health and welfare (1944–96) Claxton Martin Brooks Monteith LaMarsh MacEachen Munro Lalonde Bégin Crombie Bégin Epp Beatty Bouchard Collins Marleau Dingwall Health (1996–) Dingwall Rock McLellan Pettigrew Dosanjh Clement Aglukkaq Ambrose Philpott Petitpas Taylor Hajdu Duclos Holland Khera 1The portfolio was divided to create the posts of Minister of National Health and Welfare and Minister of Veterans Affairs.

v t e Leaders and representatives of the Government in the Senate of Canada Campbell Letellier de Saint-Just Scott Campbell Abbott Bowell Mowat Mills Scott Cartwright Lougheed Dandurand Ross Dandurand Willoughby Meighen Dandurand King Robertson Macdonald Haig Aseltine Brooks Macdonald Connolly Martin Perrault Flynn Perrault Olson MacEachen Roblin Murray Fairbairn Graham Boudreau Carstairs Austin LeBreton Carignan Harder Gold Government leaders listed in italics were not cabinet ministers.

v t e Speakers of the Senate of Canada Cauchon J. Ross Cauchon Botsford Cauchon Chauveau Christie Wilmot Macpherson Botsford Macpherson Miller Plumb Allan Lacoste J. J. Ross Pelletier Power Dandurand Kerr Landry Bolduc Bostock Hardy Blondin Foster Parent Vien King Beauregard Robertson Drouin White Bourget Smith Deschatelets Fergusson Lapointe Grosart Marchand Riel Charbonneau LeBlanc Molgat Hays Kinsella Nolin Housakos Furey Gagné

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