James Murdock, PC

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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 (August 15, 1871 – May 15, 1949) was a Canadian

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 politician.

Born in Brighton

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, England

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, Murdock first ran for the Canadian House of Commons

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 as the Liberal

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 candidate in the 1921 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1921

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 in the Ontario riding of Toronto South

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. Although defeated, he was appointed Minister of Labour

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 in the cabinet of Mackenzie King shortly after the election. The current MP in the riding of Kent, Archibald McCoig

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, gave up his seat and was appointed to the Canadian Senate

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 in 1922. Murdock was acclaimed to this seat in the resulting 1922 by-election

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. He was defeated in the 1925 election

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 in the riding of Toronto—High Park

Toronto—High Park

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 and again in 1926

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.

In 1930, he was summoned to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Parkdale, Ontario on the advice of Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He served until his death in 1949.