James Lorimer Ilsley
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The Right Honourable James Lorimer Ilsley |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hants—Kings |
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In office 1926–1935 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur de Witt Foster |
| Succeeded by | The electoral district was abolished in 1933. |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Digby—Annapolis—Kings |
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In office 1935–1948 |
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| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1933. |
| Succeeded by | George Nowlan |
| Chief Justice of Nova Scotia | |
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In office 1950–1967 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Andrew Chisholm |
| Succeeded by | Lauchlin Daniel Currie |
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January 3, 1894 Somerset, Nova Scotia |
| Died | January 14, 1967 (aged 73) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1946-1948) Minister of Finance and Receiver General (1940-1946) Postmaster General (Acting) (1940) Minister of National Revenue (1935-1940) |
James Lorimer Ilsley, PC, KC (January 3, 1894 – January 14, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist.
He was born in Somerset, Nova Scotia, the son of Randel Ilsley and Catherine Caldwell. Ilsley was educated at Acadia University and Dalhousie University and was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1916. In 1919, he married Evelyn Smith. Ilsley practiced law in Yarmouth and 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".
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