James Macdonald Oxley (October 22, 1855 – September 9, 1907) was a Canadian lawyer and writer.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of the merchant James Black Oxley and Ellen Macdonald, James was educated at Halifax Grammar School, then at Dalhousie University where he graduated with a B.A. in 1874, earning honors in mental and moral philosophy. During this time served as assistant editor for...
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James Macdonald Oxley (October 22, 1855 – September 9, 1907) was a Canadian lawyer and writer.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of the merchant James Black Oxley and Ellen Macdonald, James was educated at Halifax Grammar School, then at Dalhousie University where he graduated with a B.A. in 1874, earning honors in mental and moral philosophy. During this time served as assistant editor for the Dalhousie Gazette. He was called to the bar in 1874, studied law at Harvard University in 1876–77, then was awarded a LL.B. from a Halifax University in 1878.