James Coyne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Coyne

Governor of the Bank of Canada

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1910

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2012

Profession: lawyer, economist, banker

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James Elliott Coyne, (July 17, 1910 – October 12, 2012) was the second Governor of the Bank of Canada, from 1955 to 1961, succeeding Graham Towers.
During his time in office, he had a much-publicized debate with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, a debate often referred to as the "Coyne Affair" (or sometimes the "Coyne Crisis"), which led to his resignation and, eventually, to greater central-bank independence in Canada.