1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁Dom ville ▁represented ▁King ' s ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative . ▁Dom ville ▁came ▁to ▁disag ree ▁with ▁his ▁party ' s ▁protection ist ▁policies ▁— ▁a ▁matter ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁physical ▁confront ation ▁with ▁c au cus - mate ▁Arthur ▁Hill ▁Gill mor . ▁These ▁policies ▁were ▁un pop ular ▁enough ▁with ▁his ▁constitu ents ▁that ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁split ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁A . ▁Mac don ald . ▁He ▁would ▁run ▁several ▁times ▁un success fully ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁parliament ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁it ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal . ▁ ▁Dom ville ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁St ▁John ▁city ▁Ald erman ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁public ▁library . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁Wil fr id ▁Laur ier , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Peter ▁J . ▁M ith am , ▁James ▁Dom ville , ▁in ▁Canadian ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Biography ▁online , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁death s ▁Category