9 2 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁business man , ▁milit ia ▁officer ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Dom ville ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁major - general , ▁also ▁named ▁James ▁Dom ville . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁James , ▁Jr ., ▁went ▁to ▁Barb ados ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁commanded ▁a ▁regiment . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Military ▁Academy ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁milit ia , ▁command ing ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Princess ▁Louise ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁H uss ars ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁Dom ville ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁business ▁interests . ▁He ▁imported ▁tea ▁and ▁other ▁goods ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁He ▁was ▁inv ested ▁in ▁iron ▁works , ▁rolling ▁mill s , ▁and ▁n ail ▁fact ories . ▁Dom ville ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Glo be ▁Mut ual ▁Life ▁Ass urance ▁and ▁of ▁St ada con a ▁Fire ▁and ▁Life ▁In sur ance , ▁and ▁director ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁Mar itime ▁Bank ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Canada . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Art illery ▁Association , ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Col onial ▁Institute , ▁London , ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade , ▁and ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁from ▁St . ▁John , ▁at ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade , ▁Ott awa , ▁in ▁