James Allen Byrne
Politician
1911 – 1975
Who was James Allen Byrne?
James Allen Byrne was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States and became a miner by career.
He was first elected at the Kootenay East riding in the 1949 general election, then re-elected there in the 1953, 1957, 1962, 1963 and 1965 elections. Byrne was not in Parliament for one term during this time due to his defeat in the 1958 election by Murray McFarlane of the Progressive Conservative party.
Byrne was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport from 1966 to 1968, and also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1963 to 1965.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jan 27, 1911
Grand Rapids - Also known as
- Jim Byrne
- Died
- Sep 5, 1975
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"James Allen Byrne." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/james_allen_byrne>.
Discuss this James Allen Byrne biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In