James Weir (politician)

James Weir (August 5, 1863 – April 8, 1949) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Elginfield, Canada West.^[1]

James Weir
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 7 June 1917 (1917-06-07) – 18 July 1921 (1921-07-18)
Preceded by	John M. Glendenning
Succeeded by	Daniel Harcourt Galbraith
Constituency	Nanton
Personal details
Born	(1863-08-05)5 August 1863 Elginfield, Canada West
Died	8 April 1949(1949-04-08) (aged 85)
Political party	Non-Partisan League

Political history

Weir was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent MLA John Glendenning in a hotly contested three-way race that separated first from third place by 31 votes. Weir was elected as an Independent and affiliated with the Non-Partisan League.

Weir only served a single term in the assembly did not run again after dissolution in 1921.^[2]