James Douglas Prentice
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James Douglas Prentice was a Scottish
-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia
. He represented Lillooet East
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903.
He was born in Lanarkshire
and educated in Edinburgh
. Prentice came to Canada around 1888 and was employed for a time by the Canadian Bank of Commerce. He then settled in the Lillooet
area where he became a rancher. His election in 1894 was overturned after an appeal. Prentice lost the subsequent by-election to David Alexander Stoddart
but he was elected again in 1898 and 1900. He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Finance. Prentice married Mabel Clare Galpin. He died in Lillooet at the age of 50.
His son James D. Prentice
served in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-born rancher and political figure in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He represented Lillooet East
Lillooet East (electoral district)
Lillooet East was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created from the division of the former two-member Lillooet into Lillooet East and Lillooet West, and appeared only in the 1894, 1898, and 1900 elections...
in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
in 1894 and from 1898 to 1903.
He was born in Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
and educated in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. Prentice came to Canada around 1888 and was employed for a time by the Canadian Bank of Commerce. He then settled in the Lillooet
Lillooet, British Columbia
Lillooet is a community on the Fraser River in western Canada, about up the British Columbia Railway line from Vancouver. Situated at an intersection of deep gorges in the lee of the Coast Mountains, it has a dry climate- of precipitation is recorded annually at the town's weather station,...
area where he became a rancher. His election in 1894 was overturned after an appeal. Prentice lost the subsequent by-election to David Alexander Stoddart
David Alexander Stoddart
David Alexander "Dave" Stoddart was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Lillooet from 1890 to 1894, Lillooet East from 1895 to 1900 and Cariboo from 1924 to 1928 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, the son of Robert...
but he was elected again in 1898 and 1900. He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Finance. Prentice married Mabel Clare Galpin. He died in Lillooet at the age of 50.
His son James D. Prentice
James D. Prentice
Captain James Douglas 'Chummy' Prentice was a Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy officer who served with distinction in the Battle of the Atlantic...
served in the Royal Canadian Navy.