James Howden MacBrien
Sir James MacBrien | |
|---|---|
 Sir James MacBrien | |
| Born | 30 June 1878 near Myrtle, Ontario |
| Died | 5 March 1938 (aged 59) Toronto, Ontario |
| Buried | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/ | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Order of St. John |
Major General Sir James Howden MacBrien KCB CMG DSO CStJ (30 June 1878 – 5 March 1938) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Militia (renamed the Canadian Army in 1940) from 1920 until 1927.
Military career[]
Educated in Port Perry,[1] MacBrien initially joined the Militia but then transferred to the North-West Mounted Police and, during the Second Boer War, to the South African Constabulary.[2] Returning to Canada he was commissioned into the Royal Canadian Dragoons.[1]
He also served in World War I as a General Staff Officer and then, from 1916, as commanding officer of 12th Infantry Brigade.[2]
After the war he was appointed Chief of the General Staff.[2]
He also served as the eighth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1931 to March 5, 1938.[1] MacBrien died in Toronto.
Family[]
In 1907 he married Nellie Louise Ross and in 1928 he married Emily Emely Hartridge.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Port Perry / Scugog Township Heritage Gallery
- ^ a b c McAndrew, William J. (7 October 2014). "James Howden MacBrien". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.
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