James Lorimer Ilsley
James Lorimer Ilsley | |
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Ilsley in March 1942 | |
| 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 3 January 1894 Somerset, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 14 January 1967 (aged 73) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Evelyn Wilhelmina Smith
(m. 1919) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Profession |
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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.