The Honourable 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. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Born and raised in 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. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ...

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 Unionistcandidate, and the 1921 election in which the Progressives made their debut. The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... Thomas Alexander Crerar (June 17, 1876-April 11, 1975) was a western Canadian politician and a leader of the short lived Progressive Party of Canada. ... The 1917 Canadian federal election was held on December 17, 1917. ... The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by MPs in Canada who supported the Union government formed by Sir Robert Borden during World War I. In May 1917, Conservative Prime Minister Borden proposed the formation of a national unity government or coalition government to Liberal leader Sir Wilfrid Laurier in... In the 1921 Canadian federal election, the Canada through the First World War was defeated and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader William Lyon Mackenzie King. ...

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. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Canadian federal election of 1926 was called following an event known as the King_Byng Affair. ... Liberal-Progressive was a label used by a number of candidates in Canadian elections between 1926 and 1953. ... The Progressive Party of Manitoba was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba, an agrarian movement that became politically active following World War I. A successor to the provinces Grain Growers Association, the UFM represented the interests of farmers frustrated with traditional political parties. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ...

After losing his seat in the 1930 election, Glen returned to Parliament in 1935. In the 1930 Canadian federal election, R.B. Bennetts Conservative Party won a majority government, defeating the Liberal Party led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. ... In the 1935 Canadian federal election, the Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating R.B. Bennetts Conservative Party. ...

Glen was chosen as Speaker of the House following the 1940 election, and had to deal with issues of wartime security such as censoring Hansard in order to remove sensitive military information. Due to the international situation and wartime moblization, there was a greater degree of interparty cooperation during the war which assisted Glen in his job. The 1940 Canadian federal election was the 19th General Election in Canadian history. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... Hansard is the traditional name for the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. ...

Glen remained a Liberal-Progressive in name until the 1945 election when he ran as a Liberal -- immediately prior to the 1945 election, Mackenzie King appointed Glen to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Mines and Resources. In practice, however, he and his fellow Liberal-Progressives were Liberals in every respect. The Canadian parliament after the 1945 election The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th General Election in Canadian history. ... The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ...

Glen remained Minister of Mines and Resources until he retired from Cabinet following a heart attack in 1948. A few months later Glen resigned from the House of Commons in order to provide a seat for Stuart Garson, the Premier of Manitoba who had been enticed to join the federal Cabinet as Minister of Justice. Glen was appointed Canadian Co-Chairman of the International Joint Commission. He died two years later. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stuart Sinclair Garson (December 1, 1898-May 5, 1977) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Manitoba premiers ... The International Joint Commission is an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. ...