About James Herbert Matthews
Lived 1883 – 1972 (aged 89). James Herbert Matthews was a Canadian politician and clergyman.
Herbert James Matthews (28 February 1883 – 3 September 1972) was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England, and became a Christian minister by career.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Kootenay East riding in the 1945 general election after an unsuccessful attempt there in 1940. He was defeated in the 1949 election by James Allen Byrne of the Liberal party.
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Who was James Herbert Matthews?
Member of the Canadian House of Commons (1883–1972)
When was James Herbert Matthews born?
James Herbert Matthews was born on 28 February 1883 in Spondon.
When did James Herbert Matthews die?
James Herbert Matthews died on 3 September 1972 in Derbyshire, England.
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James Herbert Matthews was a politician and clergyman.
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James Herbert Matthews was Canadian.
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