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James Lorimer ILLSLEY

Male 1894 - 1967  (73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Lorimer ILLSLEY was born on 3 Jan 1894 in Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia (son of Randall Byron ILLSLEY and Catherine C. CALDWELL); died on 14 Jan 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Notes:

    James Lorimer Ilsley, PC, KC (January 3, 1894 – January 14, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist.
     He was born in Somerset, Nova Scotia, the son of Randel Ilsley and Catherine Caldwell. Ilsley was educated at Acadia University and Dalhousie University and was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1916. In 1919, he married Evelyn Smith. Ilsley practiced law in Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia until he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1926 election. He survived the 1930 election that sent the Liberals into Opposition.
     When the party returned to power in the 1935 election, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King brought Ilsley into Cabinet as Minister of National Revenue. In 1940, he was promoted to Minister of Finance. He held that position for the duration of World War II during a period of massive expansion in expenditure due to the war effort. He was recognized for his service in 1946 when he was appointed to the Imperial Privy Council, and given the honorific of “Right Honourable”.
     The same year, he became Minister of Justice. He served in that position until he retired from politics in 1948. The next year, he was appointed to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, and became Chief Justice of Nova Scotia in 1950. He served in that capacity until his death in 1967 in Halifax at the age of 73.
     J. L. Ilsley High School, opened in 1971 and located in Spryfield, Nova Scotia, bears his name. (Source : Wikipedia).

    Family/Spouse: Evelyn Wilhelmina SMITH. Evelyn was born in 1900; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Edith ILLSLEY
    2. Grace ILLSLEY

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Randall Byron ILLSLEY was born on 23 Feb 1869 in Welsford, Kings, Nova Scotia (son of James Edward ILLSLEY and Love P. SKINNER); died on 2 Mar 1912 in Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Randall married Catherine C. CALDWELL on 8 Mar 1893 in Cambridge, Kings, Nova Scotia. Catherine (daughter of John CALDWELL and Mary) was born on 30 Sep 1873; died on 5 Nov 1940; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Catherine C. CALDWELL was born on 30 Sep 1873 (daughter of John CALDWELL and Mary); died on 5 Nov 1940; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    Children:
    1. 1. James Lorimer ILLSLEY was born on 3 Jan 1894 in Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 14 Jan 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    2. Philip Sydney ILLSLEY was born on 2 Aug 1896; died on 22 Oct 1973 in Los Angeles, California.
    3. Alfred D. ILLSLEY was born in 1898; died on 1 Dec 1900; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    4. Lilian Winifred ILLSLEY was born on 11 Jan 1900 in Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Edward ILLSLEY was born in 1830 in Nova Scotia; died on 4 Aug 1881 in Nova Scotia; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    James married Love P. SKINNER on 1 Mar 1859 in Welsford, Kings, Nova Scotia. Love (daughter of David SKINNER and Anne MARCHANT) was born on 3 Apr 1826 in Nova Scotia; died in 1919 in Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Love P. SKINNER was born on 3 Apr 1826 in Nova Scotia (daughter of David SKINNER and Anne MARCHANT); died in 1919 in Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    Children:
    1. Bruce Owen ILLSLEY was born in Jan 1860 in Nova Scotia; died on 4 Oct 1943 in Yankton, South Dakota; was buried in Custer Cemetery, Custer, Custer, South Dakota.
    2. Anna Myrtilla ILLSLEY was born about 1866; died on 10 Jul 1872 in Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    3. 2. Randall Byron ILLSLEY was born on 23 Feb 1869 in Welsford, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 2 Mar 1912 in Somerset, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.

  3. 6.  John CALDWELL

    John married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary
    Children:
    1. 3. Catherine C. CALDWELL was born on 30 Sep 1873; died on 5 Nov 1940; was buried in Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  David SKINNER was born on 6 Feb 1798 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia (son of Charles SKINNER and Sarah OSBORN); died on 20 Dec 1868 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    David married Anne MARCHANT on 17 Jan 1821 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia. Anne (daughter of William MARCHANT and Elizabeth WILLIAMSON) was born in 1794 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 19 Dec 1878 in Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Anne MARCHANT was born in 1794 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia (daughter of William MARCHANT and Elizabeth WILLIAMSON); died on 19 Dec 1878 in Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1871, Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia

    Children:
    1. William Marchant SKINNER was born on 20 Mar 1822 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 7 Dec 1908 in Waterville, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    2. Leander SKINNER was born on 17 May 1824 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 19 Nov 1860 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    3. 5. Love P. SKINNER was born on 3 Apr 1826 in Nova Scotia; died in 1919 in Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.
    4. Elizabeth SKINNER was born about 1831; died on 13 Dec 1889 in Brooklyn, Queens, Nova Scotia.
    5. David SKINNER was born on 30 Aug 1834 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 11 Sep 1906 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.
    6. George Dimock SKINNER was born on 16 Mar 1838 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 3 Oct 1909 in Brooklyn Street, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia.