James Henry Metcalfe (January 8, 1848 – January 1, 1925) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1879 to 1892 and

in the

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from 1892 to 1896 as a

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member. He was born in

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in 1848, the son of John Metcalfe, who came to Kingston from

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. In 1869, he married Margaret Jane Clute. Metcalfe was a public school teacher in Kingston and later became an auctioneer. He served six years on the Kingston city council. Metcalfe resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1892 after being elected to the federal parliament. He ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in 1902. Metcalfe served as Dominion Commissioner of Immigration for the North-West Territories and was warden of the

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from 1896 to 1899.

Electoral history

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