James Allison Glen (1877-1950)

Lawyer, MP (1926-1930), MP (1936-1940), MP (1940-1945), MP (1945-1949).

Born at Renton, Scotland on 18 December 1877, son of David Glen and Mary Bain, he attended Renton and Alexandria public schools and Glasgow University. He married Mary Helen Law on 14 December 1905, and came to Canada in 1911. He practiced law at Russell, Manitoba, served as President of the Manitoba School Trustees Association (1920 to 1924), a member of the Manitoba Economic Conference (1924 to 1926), and a member of the International Joint Commission (December 1948). He was elected to the House of Commons for Marquette in 1926, defeated in 1930, re-elected in 1935, 1940 and 1945, he served as Speaker of the House (May 1940 to April 1945), member of the Privy Council (April 1945), and Minister of Mines and Resources (April 1945 to June 1948).

He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manitoba in 1943.

He died on 28 June 1950, at Ottawa.

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Profile revised: 10 July 2009

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