Jim Jessiman

James Hugh Jessiman (July 21, 1912 – June 7, 1989) was a Canadian politician, who represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1975 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Thunder Bay connections

Jim Jessiman (July 21, 1912 – June 7, 1989) was born in Fort William, Ontario, to James Munro Jessiman and Margaret Nichol, and died in Thunder Bay. He represented Fort William in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1975 as a Progressive Conservative member, and after serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force established an auto dealership in Fort William. He was a member of the Fort William parks and recreation department from 1954 to 1964 (chairman for eight years) and a city alderman between 1965 and 1967, responsible for setting aside land for the Chapples recreation area and implementing a tree-planting policy for the city's boulevards. He left his wife Margaret, one son William, and two daughters Valerie and Diane.

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