James Irwin Hartt (March 2, 1866 – February 17, 1935) was an Irish-born lumberman and political figure in

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. He represented Simcoe East in the

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from 1911 to 1919 as a

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member. The son of Isaac B. Hartt and Jane Irwin, he came to Canada in 1884. In 1897, Hartt married Flora Carter. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1908. Hartt served on the municipal council for

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. He died at Orillia in 1935.

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* 1866 births 1935 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian Methodists Irish emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-MPP-stub