James Cleland "Bubs" Britton (April 24, 1903 – March 30, 1984) was a

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diplomat and sportsman. He was appointed Chargé d'affaires to Japan, then Ambassador to

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, and then Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to

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Biography

Britton was born in York, Ontario, in 1903 and was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where he played both football and

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on the school teams. In the early 1930s Britton also played ice hockey in the

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for the Ottawa Shamrocks and the Ottawa Rideaus. During the 1936–1937 season Britton worked as an assistant trade commissioner in

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where he helped organize the

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(SAIHA). He would later work as a diplomat for Canada in Japan, Italy and Thailand. Britton died on March 30, 1984, at the Joseph Brant Hospital in

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, Ontario at an age of 80."Deaths – BRITTON, James Cleland "Bubs" ''Ottawa Citizen''. March 31, 1984 (p. 61).

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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Complete List of Posts
Place of birth missing Ambassadors of Canada to Thailand Ambassadors of Canada to Italy Ambassadors of Canada to Japan 1903 births 1984 deaths {{Canada-diplomat-stub