William James Hushion
William James Hushion (November 3, 1883 – January 29, 1954) was a Canadian businessman and politician.
The Hon. William James Hushion | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Victoria, Quebec | |
| In office February 15, 1940 – January 29, 1954 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Edmund William Tobin |
| Succeeded by | John Thomas Hackett |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Ann | |
| In office 1935–1940 | |
| Preceded by | John Alexander Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Thomas P. Healy |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Antoine | |
| In office 1924–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Walter George Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Gordon Bell |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Anne | |
| In office 1923–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard-Augustin Conroy |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Henry Dillon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1883 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | January 29, 1954 (aged 70) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Profession | Businessman |
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Daniel Hushion and Margaret Phelan, he started working with his father and eventually started his own company, W. J. Hushion. In 1916, he was defeated as a Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Anne in the 1916 Quebec provincial election. He was also defeated as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of St. Antoine in the 1917 federal election. He was elected in 1923 to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Anne. He resigned in 1924 and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of St. Antoine in a 1924 by-election. He was defeated in 1925 and 1930. He was re-elected in the 1935 federal election in the riding of St. Ann. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1940 in the senatorial division of Victoria, Quebec. He served until his death in 1954. He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.
External links
- William James Hushion – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.