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James Ferrier (politician)
James Ferrier (22 October 1800 – 30 May 1888) was a Scottish-Canadian politician.
== Biography ==
Born in Fife, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada in 1821 and established himself in Montreal, Quebec as a successful Scots-Quebecer merchant.
He served as the fourth mayor of Montreal from 1844 to 1847 and city councillor of that city from 1841 to 1848. He served on the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada from 1847 until Confederation, after which he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Royal Proclamation on 23 October 1867. He sat with the Conservative group and represented the Senatorial Division of Shawinegan until his death in 1888. He simultaneously served on the Legislative Council of Quebec from 1867 until his death, for the division of Victoria.
He was chancellor of McGill University in 1884.
He is commemorated by Ferrier Street in northwestern Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal.
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