James Yeo (politician)

James Yeo (October 31, 1827 – February 13, 1903) was a Canadian merchant, ship builder, ship owner, and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for Prince Edward Island, representing Prince County beginning in 1873 when Prince Edward Island joined Canadian Confederation and serving until 1891.

This article is about the Canadian Member of Parliament. For the Royal Navy Commodore during the War of 1812, see James Lucas Yeo.

Yeo was born in Port Hill, Prince Edward Island, the son of James Yeo, who was a native of Cornwall, England, and Damaris Sargent. In 1855, he married Sarah Jane Glover. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island representing the 2nd Prince from 1872 to 1873 and was a member of the Executive Council. He was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal member. Yeo lived most of his life in Port Hill and died in Wellington at the age of 75.

His brother John succeeded him as the member for Prince County in the House of Commons and later served in the Senate.

Canadian federal by-election, 29 September 1873
Party Candidate VotesElected
ConservativeJames Colledge PopeacclaimedX
LiberalJames YeoacclaimedX
Called as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation 1 July 1873
1874 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalJames Yeo2,188X
LiberalStanislaus Francis Perry1,804X
UnknownJohn Ramsay669 
UnknownF. McNeill337 
1878 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalJames Yeo1,716X
Liberal–ConservativeEdward Hackett1,655X
UnknownC. Howatt1,605 
LiberalStanislaus Francis Perry1,491 
1882 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalJames Yeo2,388X
Liberal–ConservativeEdward Hackett2,325X
LiberalStanislaus Francis Perry2,178 
UnknownD. Rogers2,134 
1887 Canadian federal election: Prince County
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalJames Yeo3,184X
LiberalStanislaus Francis Perry2,988X
Liberal–ConservativeEdward Hackett2,763 
ConservativeJohn Lefurgey2,600 
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