James Rourke (June 27, 1838 – March 3, 1914Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
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, Canada. He represented St. John County in the

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from 1890 to 1892 as a

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. He was born in

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. In 1871, he married Charlotte Wishart. Rourke was a captain of the Saint Martin’s Rifle Company and served on the council for Saint John. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1888.

References

The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 / edited by J.A. Gemmill.
19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 1838 births 1914 deaths People from Saint John County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub