James Lorimer Ilsley
Canadian politician (1894–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Lorimer Ilsley PC KC (3 January 1894 – 14 January 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist. He was minister of finance from 1940 to 1946. He was finance minister during World War II; to fund the increase in wartime expenditure, he dramatically expanded the income tax by imposing it on millions of workers and citizens.
Quick Facts Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, Preceded by ...
James Lorimer Ilsley | |
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Chief Justice of Nova Scotia | |
In office 1950–1967 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Andrew Chisholm |
Succeeded by | Lauchlin Daniel Currie |
Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
In office 10 December 1946 – 30 June 1948 | |
Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
Preceded by | Louis St. Laurent |
Succeeded by | Louis St. Laurent |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 8 July 1940 – 9 December 1946 | |
Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
Preceded by | James Ralston |
Succeeded by | Douglas Abbott |
Postmaster General | |
Acting 23 May 1940 – 7 July 1940 | |
Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
Preceded by | Charles Gavan Power |
Succeeded by | William Pate Mulock |
Minister of National Revenue | |
In office 23 October 1935 – 7 July 1940 | |
Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
Preceded by | Robert Charles Matthews |
Succeeded by | Colin W. G. Gibson |
Member of Parliament for Hants—Kings (Digby—Annapolis—Kings; 1935–1948) | |
In office 14 September 1926 – 28 October 1948 | |
Preceded by | Arthur de Witt Foster |
Succeeded by | George Nowlan |
Personal details | |
Born | James Lorimer Ilsley (1894-01-03)3 January 1894 Somerset, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 14 January 1967(1967-01-14) (aged 73) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Evelyn Wilhelmina Smith
(m. 1919) |
Children | 2 |
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