Therasia is in the volcanic island group of Visayas.
James Allen -LRB- Jim -RRB- Byrne -LRB- 27 January 1911 -- 5 September 1975 -RRB- was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons .. Liberal. Liberal Party of Canada. Liberal party. Liberal Party of Canada. Canadian House of Commons. Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Grand Rapids , Minnesota , United States and became a miner by career .. United States. United States. He was first elected at the Kootenay East riding in the 1949 general election , then re-elected there in the 1953 , 1957 , 1962 , 1963 and 1965 elections .. Kootenay East. Kootenay East. Canadian federal election, 1949. Canadian federal election, 1962. 1949 general election. Canadian federal election, 1949. Canadian federal election, 1953. Canadian federal election, 1957. Canadian federal election, 1963. 1965 elections. Canadian federal election, 1965. Byrne was not in Parliament for one term during this time due to his defeat in the 1958 election by Murray McFarlane of the Progressive Conservative party .. Canadian federal election, 1958. 1958 election. Canadian federal election, 1958. Murray McFarlane. Murray McFarlane. Progressive Conservative party. Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Byrne was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport from 1966 to 1968 , and also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1963 to 1965 .. Canadian federal election, 1968. Canadian federal election, 1963. Category  :1911 births. Category  :1975 deaths. Category  : People from Grand Rapids , Minnesota. Category  : American expatriates in Canada. Category  : Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia. Category  : Liberal Party of Canada MPs. Liberal. Liberal Party of Canada