Local Politican Used Influence To Further Financial Empire
- Publication
- Lakehead Living, 11 Oct 1983
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- 75 years ago in 1908 ; political campaign raging across federal riding of Port Arthur-Rainy River ; Thomas Keefer, lawyer and mining promoter Conservative candidate ; challenging Liberal incumbent James Conmee ; Conmee mayor of Port Arthur in 1884 ; represented district in Queen's Park from 1886-1902 ; political and business interests of Conmee intertwined ; accused of receiving pulp concessions ; secured lucrative fishing rights ; accused of arranging federal government dredging contracts ; used influence to purchase piece of government property ; later resold for profit ; cartoon drawing
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Politics & Government - Members of Parliament - Conmee, James
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 11 Oct 1983
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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