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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{other people|James Carmichael}}
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[[Image:JamesWilliamCarmichael23.jpg|thumb|right|James William Carmichael <br> Source: Library and Archives Canada]]

'''James William Carmichael''' (December 16, 1819 – May 1, 1903) was a [[Nova Scotia]] businessman and political figure. He represented [[Pictou (federal electoral district)|Pictou]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] as an [[Anti-Confederation Party|Anti-Confederate]] and then a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878. He represented Nova Scotia in the [[Senate of Canada]] from 1898 to 1903.

He was born in [[New Glasgow, Nova Scotia]], in 1819, the son of '''James Carmichael''', the town's founder, and attended [[Pictou Academy]]. He began work in his father's shipping and retail business and became owner during the 1850s. He built ships and also transported goods by ship. He was also involved in [[coal mining]], the timber trade, a [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]] and an [[cast iron|iron]] [[foundry]]. Although he originally built wooden sailing ships, he later built [[steamboat|steamer]]s and pioneered the use and building of iron and [[steel]] ships in Nova Scotia. Carmichael was also a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867 as an opponent of [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]], but joined the Liberals in 1869. He was reelected in 1874 and was named to the Senate in 1898, resigning shortly before his death in New Glasgow in 1903.

== Electoral history ==
{{1867 Canadian federal election/Pictou}}
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{{1874 Canadian federal election/Pictou}}
{{1878 Canadian federal election/Pictou}}
{{1882 Canadian federal election/Pictou}}

==References==
* {{DictCanbio|ID=6613}}
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=9604}}

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[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:People from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Politicians from Pictou County]]
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