John Mason James (17 January 1911 – 18 October 1999) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, he was a publisher of the Canadian Statesman newspaper by career. Before entering politics, he was a Captain of Military Intelligence during WW2 between the years of 1940–1945.

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John James
James, c. 1940s
Member of Parliament for Durham
In office June 1949 – June 1957
Preceded by	Charles Elwood Stephenson
Succeeded by	Percy Vivian
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Born	John Mason James (1911-01-17)17 January 1911 Bowmanville, Canada
Died	18 October 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 88) Bowmanville, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	newspaper publisher

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John M. James Public School in Bowmanville, Ontario was named in his honour.

He was first elected at the Durham riding in the 1949 general election and re-elected there in the 1953 election. James was defeated in the 1957 election by Percy Vivian of the Progressive Conservative party.