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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Murdock, PC
was a Canadian politician. Born in Brighton, England, Murdock first ran
for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1921
federal election in the Ontario riding of Toronto South. Although
defeated, he was appointed Minister of Labour in the cabinet of
Mackenzie King shortly after the election. The current MP in the riding
of Kent, Archibald McCoig, gave up his seat and was appointed to the
Canadian Senate in 1922. Murdock was acclaimed to this seat in the
resulting 1922 by-election. He was defeated in the 1925 election in the
riding of Toronto-High Park and again in 1926. In 1930, he was summoned
to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Parkdale, Ontario
on the advice of Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He served until his
death in 1949.
