James McIsaac was a journalist and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, Canada. He represented King's

King's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)

King's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1968.This riding was created from King's County riding....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden

Robert Borden

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's Union government

Unionist Party (Canada)

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.

He was born in St Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island, the son of Donald McIsaac and Jane McEachern, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College

Saint Dunstan's University

St. Dunstan's University is a former university which was located on the northern outskirts of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. SDU merged with Prince of Wales College in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island.St...

 and the Université Laval

Université Laval

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. McIsaac was a journalist in Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

. He was president of the Herald Publishing Company. He ran unsuccessfully in 2nd Kings

2nd Kings

2nd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the northwestern portion of Kings County....

 for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1904 and 1908. McIsaac was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921. He died in Ottawa

Ottawa

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at the age of 73.