About James Chabot
Lived 1927 – 1989 (aged 62). James Chabot was a Canadian politician.
James Roland "Jim" Chabot (May 8, 1927 – October 9, 1989) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada for the riding of Columbia and its successor Columbia River from 1963 to 1986.
He was born in Farnham, Quebec, and moved to British Columbia during the 1950s. He was employed as a railway supervisor. Chabot served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour, Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Minister of Lands, Parks and Housing, and Provincial Secretary and Minister of Government Services. He did not run for reelection in 1986. Chabot died at home in Invermere at the age of 62.
James Chabot Provincial Park on Windermere Lake in the Columbia Valley region, which was part of his riding, is named for him.
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Who was James Chabot?
Canadian politician
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James Chabot was born on 8 May 1927 in Farnham.
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James Chabot died on 9 October 1989 in Invermere.
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James Chabot was a politician.
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