For others similarly named, see the James Aitchison navigation page James Hermiston Aitchison (1908 in Innerleithen, Scotland – 12 July 1994 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a Canadian academic and politician and leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.He was the son of James Charles Aitchison and Elizabeth Fleming. He came to Canada at an early age and was raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.