James Frederick Lister

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=February 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = James Frederick Lister

| honorific-suffix =

| smallimage = James Frederick Lister.jpg

| imagesize =

| constituency_MP = Lambton West

| parliament = Canadian

| predecessor = The electoral district was created in 1882.

| successor = Thomas George Johnston

| term_start = 1882

| term_end = 1896

| birth_date = {{birth date|1843|06|21}}

| birth_place = Belleville, Canada West

| death_date = {{death date and age|1902|02|09|1843|06|21}}

| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| nationality =

| spouse =

| party = Liberal

| relations =

| children =

| residence =

| alma_mater =

| occupation =

| profession =

| religion =

}}

James Frederick Lister (June 21, 1843 – February 9, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.

Born in Belleville, Canada West, Lister was educated at the Sarnia Grammar School. A lawyer, he practised law in Sarnia, Ontario and was a county solicitor from 1885 to 1898. He was created a Queen's Counsel by the Government of Ontario in 1890. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lambton West in the 1882 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1887, 1891, and 1896. In 1898, he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal.

He died in Toronto and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Sarnia.

{{1882 Canadian federal election/Lambton West}}

{{1887 Canadian federal election/Lambton West}}

{{1891 Canadian federal election/Lambton West}}

{{1896 Canadian federal election/Lambton West}}