William James Hushion

The Hon. William James Hushion
Senator for Victoria, Quebec
In office February 15, 1940 – January 29, 1954
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Edmund William Tobin
Succeeded by	John Thomas Hackett
Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Ann
In office 1935–1940
Preceded by	John Alexander Sullivan
Succeeded by	Thomas P. Healy
Member of the Canadian Parliament for St. Antoine
In office 1924–1925
Preceded by	Walter George Mitchell
Succeeded by	Leslie Gordon Bell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Sainte-Anne
In office 1923–1924
Preceded by	Bernard-Augustin Conroy
Succeeded by	Joseph Henry Dillon
Member of Montreal City Council
Member of Parliament for Saint-Joseph ward
In office 1914–1928
Personal details
Born	(1883-11-03)November 3, 1883 Montreal, Quebec
Died	January 29, 1954(1954-01-29) (aged 70) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party
Profession	Businessman

William James Hushion (November 3, 1883 – January 29, 1954) was a Canadian businessman and politician.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Daniel Hushion and Margaret Phelan, he started working with his father and eventually started his own company, W. J. Hushion. He worked as a grain merchant, and was president of Dominion Distilleries Montreal Transfer Terminal Ltd., Seven Industries Ltd. and Clinton Distilleries Corporation, as well as vice-president of Montreal Distilleries Corporation. He was a director of several other companies: Hushion and Hushion Ltd., Canada Catering Co. Ltd., Rock Product Co. Ltd., Wesh Coal Corporation, Nu-Way Box Co. Ltd. and Quebec Flour Mills. He was listed as a promoter of Montreal and Quebec Products Exchanges Inc. He also volunteered with hospital boards, and was named governor for life of Hôpital Notre-Dame in 1923 and of St. Mary's Hospital in 1924. He was a member of several clubs, including Club de réforme, Mount Stephen Club, Club Saint-Denis, Club canadien, Club Senneville and Shamrock Athletic Association.

In 1916, he was defeated as a Liberal Party of Quebec candidate in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Anne in the 1916 Quebec provincial election. He was also defeated as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the riding of St. Antoine in the 1917 federal election. He served on Montreal City Council from 1914 to 1928. He was elected in 1923 to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in the riding of Montréal–Sainte-Anne. He resigned in 1924 and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of St. Antoine in a 1924 by-election. He was defeated in 1925 and 1930. He was re-elected in the 1935 federal election in the riding of St. Ann. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1940 in the senatorial division of Victoria, Quebec. He served until his death in 1954. He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.

The Bain Hushion, a public bath at 757, rue des Seigneurs in Montreal, was named after him. The building was damaged by fire and permanently closed in 1988, but will be renovated into housing for aboriginal women.

He had a son, also named William James Hushion, who married Marielle Herdt. That couple had a son, William J. Hushion (April 16, 1940 – April 8, 2020), who owned a book distribution company, Hushion House.

External links

• William James Hushion – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.