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'''James Palmer Rankin''' (April 30, 1855 – June 15, 1934) was a physician and political figure in [[Ontario]], Canada. He represented [[Perth North (federal electoral district)|Perth North]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1908 to 1911 and from 1921 to 1925 as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]. Rankin then sat for Perth North division in the [[Senate of Canada]] from 1925 to 1934.{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=7994|nolist=yes}}

'''James Palmer Rankin''' (April 30, 1855 – June 15, 1934) was a physician and political figure in [[Ontario]], Canada. He represented [[Perth North (federal electoral district)|Perth North]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1908 to 1911 and from 1921 to 1925 as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]. Rankin then sat for Perth North division in the [[Senate of Canada]] from 1925 to 1934.{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=7994|nolist=yes}}

==Background==

He was born in [[East Zorra, Ontario|East Zorra]], [[Canada West]], the son of David Rankin and Jane P. Dennis, and was educated in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] and [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], then at the [[University of Toronto]] and [[University of Edinburgh]]. Rankin practised as a physician and surgeon in [[Stratford, Ontario]]. He married Mary Jane McKee in 1880. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during [[World War I]]. Rankin was defeated by [[Hugh Boulton Morphy]] when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911 and 1917, then defeated Morphy in the [[1921 Canadian federal election|1921 federal election]]. He died in office in Stratford at the age of 79.{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}

He was born in [[East Zorra, Ontario|East Zorra]], [[Canada West]], the son of David Rankin and Jane P. Dennis, and was educated in [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] and [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], then at the [[University of Toronto]] and [[University of Edinburgh]]. Rankin practised as a physician and surgeon in [[Stratford, Ontario]]. He married Mary Jane McKee in 1880. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during [[World War I]]. Rankin was defeated by [[Hugh Boulton Morphy]] when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911 and 1917, then defeated Morphy in the [[1921 Canadian federal election|1921 federal election]]. He died in office in Stratford at the age of 79.{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}

==Electoral record==

{{1908 Canadian federal election/Perth North}}

{{1908 Canadian federal election/Perth North}}

{{1921 Canadian federal election/Perth North}}

{{1921 Canadian federal election/Perth North}}