James Yeo (politician)
James Yeo (October 31, 1827 – February 13, 1903) was a Canadian merchant, ship builder, ship owner, and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for Prince Edward Island, representing Prince County beginning in 1873 when Prince Edward Island joined Canadian Confederation and serving until 1891.[1]
Yeo was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island,[1] the son of James Yeo, who was a native of Cornwall, England,[2] and Damaris Sargent. In 1855, he married Sarah Jane Glover.[3] He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the 2nd Prince from 1872 to 1873 and was a member of the Executive Council. He was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal member.[1] Yeo lived most of his life in Port Hill and died in Wellington at the age of 75.[4]
His brother John succeeded him as the member for Prince County in the House of Commons and later served in the Senate.[1]
| Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1873 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | James Colledge Pope | acclaimed | X | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | acclaimed | X | |||||
| Called as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873 | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Prince County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 2,188 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 1,804 | X | |||||
| Unknown | John Ramsay | 669 | ||||||
| Unknown | F. McNeill | 337 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Prince County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 1,716 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 1,655 | X | |||||
| Unknown | C. Howatt | 1,605 | ||||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 1,491 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Prince County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 2,388 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 2,325 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 2,178 | ||||||
| Unknown | D. Rogers | 2,134 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Prince County | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James Yeo | 3,184 | X | |||||
| Liberal | Stanislaus Francis Perry | 2,988 | X | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Edward Hackett | 2,763 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Lefurgey | 2,600 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d James Yeo (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.(Penrose mentioned by name)
- ^ CH Mackintosh, ed. (1878). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Print. and Pub. Company. pp. 183–184.
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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