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 Militia (renamed the Canadian Army in 1940) 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 1923-1927 |
Succeeded by Herbert Cyril Thacker |
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| Preceded by Cortlandt Starnes |
Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 1931-1938 |
Succeeded by Stuart Wood |
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