James_Metcalfe_(York_East_MP)
James Metcalfe (York East MP)
Canadian politician
James Metcalfe (1822 – September 13, 1886) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented York East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878.[1]
He was born in Cumberland, England in 1822,[1] the son of James Metcalfe and Anne Finlinson, and was educated in Manchester. He studied architecture with his father there. In 1841, Metcalfe emigrated to Upper Canada and worked as a building contractor in Toronto. In 1843, he married Ellen Howson. In 1851, he went to Australia, again working as a contractor builder in Melbourne, where he built several public buildings. He returned to Toronto in 1858[2] and later served as vice-president of the Royal Canadian Bank.[3]
Metcalfe was involved in the construction of St.James Cathedral, Trinity College-University of Toronto, St. Lawrence Hall, and Toronto's first Post Office.[2] In Australia, he helped to construct the original Parliament Buildings in Melbourne.[citation needed]
Metcalfe died in Toronto at the age of 64[4] and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.[citation needed]
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