Background
Ilsley, James Lorimer was born on January 3, 1894 in Somerset, Nova Scoti. Son of Randal Byron and Catherine (Caldwell) Ilsley.
Ilsley, James Lorimer was born on January 3, 1894 in Somerset, Nova Scoti. Son of Randal Byron and Catherine (Caldwell) Ilsley.
Bachelor of Arts, Acadia University, 1913, Doctor of Civil Law, 1937. Bachelor of Laws, Dalhousie University, 1916, Doctor of Laws, 1946. Doctor of Laws, McGill University, 1943.
Doctor of Laws, MacMaster, 1946, Queens University, 1951, Saint Mary's, 1953.
Admitted Nova Scotia bar, 1916. Appointed Kings Counsel, 1928. Member House of Commons of Canada, 1926-1948.
Practiced law, Montreal, firm Ilsley, Duquet & MacKay, 1948-1949.
Puisne judge Supreme Court of the Nova Scotia, 1949, chief justice since 1950. Minister of national revenue Government of Canada, 1935-1940, minister of finance, 1940-1946, minister of justice, 1946-1948.
Appointed to Imperial Privy Council, 1946. Address: 5889 Inglis Saint, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Married Evelyn Wilhelmina Smith, May 14, 1919. Children: Edith (Mistress John Bruce), Grace (Mistress Doctorate. South. Ross).