page_title: James Jameson
hierarchical_section_title: James Jameson
caption_attribution_description: English: can from a book Hay Days by Hamish Hay (1989)
context_page_description: James Purvis Jameson JP was Mayor of Christchurch in 1870–1871. A linen draper from the Manchester area, he emigrated with his family to Christchurch in 1863. He was involved with many organisations in Christchurch and was active in the Congregational church. For a time, he was a farmer on the Canterbury Plains.
context_section_description: James Purvis Jameson JP (5 April 1824 – 6 September 1896) was Mayor of Christchurch in 1870–1871. A linen draper from the Manchester area, he emigrated with his family to Christchurch in 1863. He was involved with many organisations in Christchurch and was active in the Congregational church. For a time, he was a farmer on the Canterbury Plains.
caption: Portrait of James Jameson
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