James Rourke

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James Rourke (June 27, 1838 – March 3, 1914[http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C4.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=EB9EB74D-5599-42BF-843E-179826BE425A Provincial Archives of New Brunswick]) was a lumber manufacturer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1890 to 1892 as a Liberal-Conservative. He was born in Musquash, New Brunswick. In 1871, he married Charlotte Wishart. Rourke was a captain of the Saint Martin’s Rifle Company and served on the council for Saint John. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1888.