James George Currie (November 24, 1827 – December 8, 1901) was speaker of the Legislature of

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from December 21, 1871, to March 29, 1873, and served as Liberal MLA for Welland from 1871 to 1879. His standing committee service included those for Private Bills, Railways, Privileges and Elections, and Standing Orders.Member's Parliamentary History: James Currie
Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Accessed March 9, 2007 Currie was born in

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in 1827. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1853. He was county warden and mayor of

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from 1859 to 1863. In 1862, he was elected to the

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representing Niagara district in a by-election after the death of William Hamilton Merritt. He was a member of the

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. Currie also served as Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia.''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877''
CH Mackintosh Currie ran unsuccessfully for the Niagara seat in the Ontario assembly in 1867. He served as St. Catharines mayor again from 1869 to 1870. He was elected to the provincial assembly in 1871 and became speaker in December of that year after

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was named to cabinet. He resigned as speaker on March 29, 1873. In November 1873, he was named an agent at St. Catharines for the Canadian Department of Justice. In 1877 and 1878, it was reported that he had misappropriated funds from his clients. Currie was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1879. He died December 8, 1901.

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