James Howden MacBrien
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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 Army from 1923 until 1927. He also served as the eighth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1931 to March 5, 1938.
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Preceded by: Sir Willoughby Garnons Gwatkin |
Chief of the General Staff (Canada) 1923-1927 |
Succeeded by: Herbert Cyril Thacker |
Preceded by: Cortlandt Starnes |
Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1931-1938 |
Succeeded by: Stuart Wood |
Categories: 1878 births | 1938 deaths | Canadian generals | Commanders of the Order of St John | Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George | Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath | Royal Canadian Mounted Police commissioners | Companions of the Distinguished Service Order | Canadian military personnel stubs