James Lorimer Ilsley
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James Lorimer Ilsley, PC (January 3, 1894 – January 14, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist.
Ilsley practiced law in Halifax, Nova Scotia until he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1926 election. He survived the 1930 election that sent the Liberals into Opposition.
When the party returned to power in the 1935 election, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King brought Ilsley into Cabinet as Minister of National Revenue. In 1940, he was promoted to Minister of Finance. He held that position for the duration of World War II during a period of massive expansion in expenditure due to the war effort. He was recognized for his service in 1946 when he was appointed to the Imperial Privy Council, and given the honorific of "Right Honourable".
The same year, he became Minister of Justice. He served in that position until he retired from politics in 1948. The next year, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and became Chief Justice of Nova Scotia in 1950. He served in that capacity until his death in 1967 at the age of 73.
Today J.L. Ilsley High School, opened in 1971 and located in Spryfield, Nova Scotia, bears his name.
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| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur de Witt Foster |
Member of Parliament from Hants—Kings 1926 – 1935 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1933. |
| Preceded by None |
Member of Parliament from Digby—Annapolis—Kings 1935 – 1948 |
Succeeded by George Clyde Nowlan |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by James Earl Lawson |
Minister of National Revenue October 24, 1935 – July 7, 1940 |
Succeeded by Colin William George Gibson |
| Preceded by Charles Gavan Power |
Postmaster General (Acting) May 23, 1940 – July 7, 1940 |
Succeeded by William Pate Mulock |
| Preceded by James Ralston |
Minister of Finance July 8, 1940 – December 9, 1946 |
Succeeded by Douglas Abbott |
| Preceded by Louis St. Laurent |
Minister of Justice December 10, 1946 – June 30, 1948 |
Succeeded by Louis St. Laurent |
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| Galt | Rose | Hincks | Tilley | Cartwright | Tilley | McLelan | Tupper | Foster | Fielding | White | Drayton | Fielding | Robb | Bennett | Robb | Dunning | Bennett | Rhodes | Dunning | Ralston | Ilsley | Abbott | Harris | Fleming | Nowlan | Gordon | Sharp | Benson | Turner | Macdonald | Chrétien | Crosbie | MacEachen | Lalonde | Wilson | Mazankowski | Loiselle | Martin | Manley | Goodale | Flaherty | ||
Categories: 1894 births | 1967 deaths | Canadian Ministers of Finance | Members of the 16th Ministry in Canada | Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Nova Scotia | Liberal Party of Canada MPs | Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Canadian lawyers | People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
