James A. Clift

James Augustus Clift (December 22, 1857 – February 8, 1923) was a lawyer, insurance agent and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave from 1889 to 1893 and Twillingate from 1900 to 1919 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal.

James A. Clift
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office
1900–1919
ConstituencyTwillingate
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office
1889–1893
ConstituencyPort de Grave
Personal details
Born
James Augustus Clift

(1857-12-22)December 22, 1857
St. John's, Newfoundland
DiedFebruary 8, 1923(1923-02-08) (aged 65)
St. John's, Newfoundland
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)
Agnes Paterson
(
m. 1891)
OccupationPolitician

Biography

He was born in St. John's, the son of Theodore Clift,[1] and was educated there and at the Windsor Academy in Nova Scotia. Clift studied law with Prescott Emerson and A. O. Hayward and was called to the Newfoundland bar in 1883. He was an agent for the Equitable Life Assurance Company and the General Fire Assurance Company of London. Clift served in the Newfoundland Executive Council as Minister of Mines and Agriculture from 1904 to 1909 and from 1918 to 1919. He was a District Grand Master in the Freemasons. He was named King's Counsel in 1903.

In 1891, Clift married Agnes Paterson.[1]

He died at his home in St. John's on February 8, 1923.[2]

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References
  • Smallwood, Joseph R (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. v. 1. pp. 451–52. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.
  1. Mott, Henry Youmans (1894). Newfoundland men : a collection of biographical sketches ... p. 111. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  2. "James Augustus Clift, K.C., C.B.E." The Telegram. February 9, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.


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