James Pascoe

James Pascoe (November 29, 1863 – September 7, 1931) was a British-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Moose Jaw City in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1921 to 1925 as an independent Conservative.

James Pascoe
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
In office
1921–1925
ConstituencyMoose Jaw City
Mayor of Moose Jaw
In office
1913–1915
Personal details
Born(1863-11-29)November 29, 1863
Cornwall, England
DiedSeptember 7, 1931(1931-09-07) (aged 67)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Spouse
Mary Olton
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(m. 1887)​
OccupationFarmer, politician

Biography

He was born in Cornwall on November 29, 1863, the son of John Pascoe and Marjorie Wills, and came to Canada around 1870.[1][2] The family first settled in North Dorchester, Ontario; in 1892, his parents moved to a homestead near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where they spent the rest of their lives. Pascoe acquired his own homestead near Regina around 1883. After four years, he moved to Michigan and then back to Ontario; during this time, he was involved in the lumber business. Pascoe married Mary Olton in 1887. In 1891, he travelled west again, settling on his own homestead near Moose Jaw. He served as chairman of the Local Improvement District surrounding Moose Jaw and then, after he moved his residence to Moose Jaw, as a member of Moose Jaw City Council. Pascoe was mayor of Moose Jaw from 1913 to 1915.[1] He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1925 as a Conservative.[3] Pascoe served as mayor of Moose Jaw again from 1929 until his death in 1931.[4] He died at the age of 67 of a heart attack in a Moose Jaw suburb while attempting to shovel away sand that had been blown around his car by the wind.[5][6]

His son James Ernest was also a Moose Jaw mayor and served in the Canadian House of Commons.[7]

Electoral results (partial)
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Labour–LiberalWilliam George Baker4,70432.83%Green tickY
LiberalWilliam Erskine Knowles4,09528.58%Green tickY
ConservativeJames Pascoe2,80919.60%
ConservativeNetson Ross Craig2,72218.99%
Total 14,330 100.00%

References
  1. Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. 2. pp. 1261–3. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 1304. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  4. "Moose Jaw Mayors". City of Moose Jaw. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  5. Larsen, John; Libby, Maurice Richard (2001). Moose Jaw: people, places, history. Coteau Books. p. 97. ISBN 1550501631. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  6. "Mayor Pascoe Dies Suddenly in Moose Jaw". Regina Leader-Post. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. September 8, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Caron History Book Committee (1982). From Buffalo trails to blacktop : a history of the R.M. of Caron #162. p. 309. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
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