James Shannon Dempsey

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = James Dempsey

| image =

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| office = Ontario MPP

| term_start = 1945

| term_end = 1955

| predecessor = Thomas Patrick Murray

| successor = James Maloney

| constituency = Renfrew South

| party = Progressive Conservative

| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|2|9}}

| birth_place = Calabogie, Ontario

| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|10|24|1887|2|9}}

| death_place = Toronto, Ontario

| spouse =

| occupation = Contractor, lumberman

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James Shannon Dempsey (February 9, 1887 – October 24, 1955) was a Canadian politician who was a Member of Provincial Parliament in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1955. He represented the riding of Renfrew South for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.

He was born in Calabogie, Ontario and was a contractor and lumberman.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JGBLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Dempsey,+James+Shannon+%22|title = The Canadian Parliamentary Guide|year = 1950}} He died in office of a heart attack in 1955.James S. Dempsev: Central Figure in Row Over Political Funds

The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Oct 25, 1955; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail pg. 9