James Alexander Calder

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James Alexander Calder (September 17, 1868 – July 20, 1956) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and principal, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of South Regina in the 1905 provincial election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in a 1908 by-election and in the 1912 election. From 1905 to 1912, he was the Minister of Education, Provincial Treasurer, and Minister of Railways. From 1916 to 1917, he was the President of the Executive Council, Minister of Railways, and Minister of Highways.

He was elected as an Unionist candidate to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Moose Jaw in the 1917 federal election. He held many ministerial positions including Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of Agriculture (Acting), Minister of Militia and Defence (Acting), President of the Privy Council, Minister presiding over the Department of Health, and Minister of Immigration and Colonization.

In 1921, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. A Conservative (and later Progressive Conservative), he died in office in 1956.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by William Erskine Knowles	Member of Parliament from Moose Jaw 1917–1921	Succeeded by Robert Milton Johnson
Political offices
Preceded by Portfolio was created effective October 12, 1917	Minister of Immigration and Colonization 1917–1920	Succeeded by John Wesley Edwards
Preceded by Thomas Alexander Crerar	Minister of Agriculture (Acting) 1919	Succeeded by Simon Fraser Tolmie
Preceded by Sydney Chilton Mewburn	Minister of Militia and Defence (Acting) 1920	Succeeded by Hugh Guthrie
Preceded by Newton Wesley Rowell	President of the Privy Council 1920-1921	Succeeded by Louis-Philippe Normand
Preceded by Newton Wesley Rowell	Minister presiding over the Department of Health 1920-1921	Succeeded by John Wesley Edwards