TROW, James (tro), Canadian member of parliament, born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales, 16 December, 1827. He was educated at Welchpool, came to Canada in 1841, taught for seven years, and has been warden of the county of Perth for twenty years. He represented South Perth in the legislative assembly in 1867-'71, was elected to the Dominion parliament in 1872, and re-elected in 1874, 1878, 1882, and 1887. He is a banker, connected with various financial institutions, and is one of the leaders of the Liberals in parliament. He wrote letters relative to the Franco-Prussian war, which were copied extensively in the Canadian press, and his contributions concerning the northwest territories were published in pamphlet-form, to the number of 80,000 copies, by the Dominion government, although it was then under the control of his political opponents.