James Thomas Brown

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1871|10|22}}

| birth_place = Huntingdon, Quebec

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1957|04|28|1871|10|22}}

| death_place = Regina, Saskatchewan

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| occupation = Jurist, politician

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| spouse = {{Marriage|Alice M. Lewis|1922}}

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| education = McGill University

| party = Provincial Rights

| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

| constituency = Souris

| term_start = 1905

| term_end = 1908

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James Thomas Brown (October 22, 1871 – April 28, 1957{{cite news |date=May 2, 1957 |title=Chief Justice Brown |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MW9jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V3kNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3851,277335 |accessdate=2012-03-10 |newspaper=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |page=17}}) was a lawyer, judge, and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1908 as a Provincial Rights Party member.

Early Life and Education

He was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, the son of Samuel Brown and Margaret White, and was educated there and at McGill University. Brown moved to Manitoba in 1833 and to Saskatchewan in 1896.

Career

He practised law in Moosomin, Saskatchewan and later served as Crown Prosecutor for Assiniboia district. In 1922, he married Alice M. Lewis.

Brown was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1908. He later lived in Regina. Brown served as a puisne judge for the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan.{{cite book |title=Who's Who and Why |volume=5 |last=Parker |first=C. W |year=1914}} He was named Chief Justice for the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench in 1918.{{cite web |url=http://www.sasklawcourts.ca/index.php/james-t-brown |title=The Honourable James Thomas Brown |work=Court of Appeal |publisher=Courts of Saskatchewan |accessdate=2013-03-15}}

Brown died in Regina on April 28, 1957, at the age of 85.{{Cite news |date=1957-04-30 |title=Death Notice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55125606/death-notice/ |access-date=2020-07-10 |newspaper=Regina Leader-Post |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}}

References

Category:Saskatchewan Provincial Rights Party MLAs

Category:1871 births

Category:1957 deaths

Category:Judges in Saskatchewan

Category:McGill University alumni

Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan