James Alexander Lougheed

The Honourable Sir James Alexander Lougheed PC KCMG KC


Senator for Calgary, North-West Territories (after 1905, Alberta)
In office 1889–1925
Personal details
Born	(1854-09-01)1 September 1854 Brampton, Canada West
Died	2 November 1925(1925-11-02) (aged 71) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Spouse(s)	Isabella Clarke Hardisty
Relations	Peter Lougheed, grandson; Samuel Lougheed, brother
Children	Edgar Donald Lougheed, Clarence H. Lougheed (1885–1933), Norman Lougheed; 2 daughters
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1911–1918) Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment (1918–1920) Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1920–1921) Minister of the Interior (1920–1921) Minister of Mines (1920–1921) Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment (acting) (1920–1921)
Portfolio	Leader of the Government in the Senate (1911–1921) Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (1906–1911 and 1922–1925)

Sir James Alexander Lougheed, PC KCMG KC (/ˈlɔːhiːd/ LAW-heed or /lɔːˈhiːd/ law-HEED; 1 September 1854 – 2 November 1925) was a businessman and politician from Alberta, Canada.

Lougheed was born in Brampton, Canada West, to Irish Protestant parents. The family moved to Weston (now a community within Toronto, Ontario) when Lougheed was a child, and he attended King Street Public School (now H. J. Alexander Public School) and Weston High School (now Weston Collegiate Institute). He attended the University of Toronto and he studied law at the Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and was sworn in as a solicitor in 1881. In 1887 he formed a law practice with Peter McCarthy and two years later in 1889 He became a QC.