James Allison Glen
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The Hon. James Allison Glen P.C. |
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| 20th Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office May 16, 1940 – September 5, 1945 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor General | The Earl of Athlone |
| Prime Minister | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Pierre-François Casgrain |
| Succeeded by | Gaspard Fauteux |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Marquette |
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In office 1926–1930 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Mullins |
| Succeeded by | Henry Mullins |
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In office 1935–1948 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Mullins |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Garson |
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December 18, 1877 Renton, Scotland |
| Died | June 28, 1950 (aged 72) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal Progressive (1926–1945) Liberal Party of Canada (1945–1948) |
| Cabinet | Minister of Mines and Resources (1945–1948) |
| Portfolio | Speaker of the House of Commons (1940–1945) |
James Allison Glen, PC (December 18, 1877 – June 28, 1950) was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1945.
Born in Renton, Scotland, Glen graduated in law from the University of Glasgow before immigrating to Canada in 1911 where he settled in Winnipeg. He later moved to Russell, Manitoba, where he practised law and was elected to the school board.
A supporter of the Progressive Party in Manitoba, Glen had been the chief organizer for party leader Thomas Crerar in the 1917 federal election when Crerar was a Liberal-Unionist candidate, and the 1921 election in which the Progressives made their debut.
Glen was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1926 election as a Liberal-Progressive at a time when Manitoba Progressives, including the Manitoba Progressive Party provincial government, had decided to align with the Liberals in order to increase their influence. He lost his seat in the 1930 election, but re-elected to Parliament in the federal election of 1935.
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