James Aubrey Simmons

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James Aubrey Simmons was a Canadian politician and notary.

Born on July 8, 1897 in Revelstoke, Saskatchewan, Simmons would go on to sit many times in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Yukon Territory.

A member of the Liberal Party, his first win came in 1949 when he represented the federal constituency of Yukon-Mackenzie River, an electoral district newly crafted out of the Yukon electoral district in 1947. Simmons easily won the election. His rival, Arthur Massey Berry, an Independent, lost by over 1, 000 votes.

By 1953, at the next federal election, the riding of Yukon-Mackenzie River was abolished and transformed again into the Yukon electoral district. Running again for a seat in the House, Simmons won the 1953 election for the Yukon.

He was re-elected in 1957, but served less than a year. He tried on two more occasions to once again represent the Yukon, but was defeated both times and he never again went for a seat in the House of Commons.

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by George Black	Member of Parliament Yukon—Mackenzie River 1949–1953	Succeeded by Erik Nielsen
	Member of Parliament Yukon 1953–1957