James McGrath (Canadian politician)
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The Honorable James McGrath PC |
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| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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In office September 5, 1986 – November 5, 1991 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn |
| Premier |
Brian Peckford Tom Rideout Clyde Wells |
| Preceded by | Tony Paddon |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Russell |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. John's East |
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In office June 10, 1957 – April 8, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Joseph O'Keefe |
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In office June 25, 1968 – September 5, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph O'Keefe |
| Succeeded by | Jack Harris |
| Personal details | |
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James Aloysius McGrath January 11, 1932 Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died | February 28, 2017 (aged 85) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | sales manager |
James Aloysius McGrath, PC (January 11, 1932 – February 28, 2017) was a politician and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, Canada.
As a young man, McGrath was a member of the Responsible Government League which opposed Newfoundland joining Canadian Confederation. Nevertheless, upon the province's joining confederation in 1949, McGrath left to enlist with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He returned to Newfoundland in 1953 and became sales manager with radio station CJON. In 1955, he became secretary of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party association. In 1956, he ran unsuccessfully for the party in the provincial election.
He entered federal politics the next year, and won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for St. John's East. In 1962, McGrath became parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, and served in that position until he was defeated along with the Diefenbaker government in the 1963 election.
McGrath regained his seat in the 1968 election, and remained in parliament through five subsequent elections.
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