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James Howden MacBrien fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1907-1946.

Reference:

R1959-0-9-E, MG30-E63

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102671

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James Howden MacBrien fonds
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Fonds includes:

8 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1907-1946.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

55 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence, photocopy, 1919-1938, 4 cm; subject files; memoranda; speeches; clippings; certificates; diary; memorabilia and publications.

Provenance:

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MacBrien, James Howden, 1878-1938
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Canada. Canadian Army

Canada. Armée canadienne

MacBrien, James Howden, 1878-1938

Haig, Dorothy Maud (Vivian), Countess, d. 1939
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MacBrien, James Howden, 1878-1938 : Major-General Sir James H. MacBrien, born in 1878 at Myrtle, Ont., received his education in Port Perry, Ont., and from the Military Staff College in Cambridge, England. He served in the South African War, 1900-1902, with the South African Constabulary.

He served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons, and with the Australia Light Horse in Australia, for two years. In World War I, he served as brigadier-general commanding the 12th Infantry Brigadier, C.E.F. and was promoted to major-general in 1919.

Major-General Sir James H. MacBrien was appointed Chief of General Staff Overseas Military Forces of Canada and in 1920, Chief of General Staff, Canadian Militia. He became Chief of Staff, Department of National Defence in 1923, and held this position until 1928. He was appointed Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1931, a position he held until his death in 1938. In 1935, he was created a K.C.B.

See also: The Canadian Who's Who, 1936-1937, and Encyclopedia Canadiana.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid consists of a descriptive list of file titles. MSS1111 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002784.pdf

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General note:

Volumes 1-3 transferred from the Directorate of History, D.N.D. which had acquired them in 1943.
Volumes 4-7 received between 1974 and 1979, from Mrs. Lyn MacBrien Keller of Ladysmith, Que. Volume 8 received in 1981, from Mrs. Louise Grey of Ottawa, Ont.

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-E63
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 E 63]

[Consultation 90 Open]

6;

[Consultation 90 Open]

8;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1111] 96

[Consultation 10 Closed]

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