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Francis Alexander Anglin
Chief Justice of Canada from 1924 to 1933 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Alexander Anglin PC (April 2, 1865 – March 2, 1933) was the seventh Chief Justice of Canada from 1924 until 1933.[1][2]
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Early life
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, one of nine children of Timothy Anglin, federal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and elder brother to the renowned stage actress, Margaret Anglin. He was educated at St. Mary's College, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ottawa in 1887. Anglin studied law at the Law Society of Upper Canada (which in those days taught law) and was called to the bar in 1888,[3] establishing a practice in Toronto.[1] In 1896, he became Clerk of the Surrogate Court of Ontario,[1] and King's Counsel in 1902.[2]
He was appointed to the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice of Ontario in 1904, after spending 16 years a corporate and commercial practice.[4]
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
On February 23, 1909, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier appointed Anglin of Ontario to the Court after the retirement of Justice Maclennan on February 13, 1909.[5]
On September 16, 1924, Prime Minister Mackenzie King appointed Anglin as the 7th Chief Justice of Canada, following the death of Louis Henry Davies on May 1, 1924. Anglin served in this role until his retirement, two days before his death, in 1933.[5][6]
He was author of Trustees' Limitations and Other Relief (Toronto 1910) and penned the "Ontario" entry for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[3]
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