Category:James Creighton

**James Creighton**
	Canadian ice hockey lawyer
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Date of birth	12 June 1850; Halifax
Date of death	27 June 1930; Ottawa
Place of burial	Beechwood Cemetery;
Country of citizenship	Canada;
Educated at	McGill University; Dalhousie University; McGill University Faculty of Law;
Occupation	ice hockey player; lawyer; journalist; railway engineer;
Position held	King's Counsel;
Award received	Quebec Sports Hall of Fame; Canada's Sports Hall of Fame;
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English: James George Aylwin Creighton (June 12, 1850 – June 27, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer, engineer, journalist and athlete. He is credited with organizing the first recorded indoor ice hockey match at Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1875. He helped popularize the sport in Montreal and later in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada after he moved to Ottawa in 1882 where he served for 48 years as the law clerk to the Canadian Senate.

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