John Wellington Gwynne
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John Wellington Gwynne (March 30, 1814 – January 7, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Castleknock, Republic of Ireland, the son of William Gwynne and Eliza Nelson, he emigrated to Canada in 1832.
In 1874, he was appointed a puisne judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal. In 1879, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and he served until his death in 1902.
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| Legal Offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Johnstone Ritchie |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada January 14, 1879 – January 7, 1902 |
Succeeded by David Mills |
| The Ritchie court (1879–1892) | |||
| 1879–1888: S. Strong | T. Fournier | W. Henry | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | |||
| 1888–1892: S. Strong | T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | C. Patterson | |||
| The Strong court (1892–1902) | |||
| 1892–1893: T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | C. Patterson | |||
| 1893–1895: T. Fournier | H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | G. King | |||
| 1895–1901: H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | G. King | D. Girouard | |||
| 1901– January 1902: H. Taschereau | J. Gwynne | R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | |||
| February 1902 - November 1902: H. Taschereau | R. Sedgewick | D. Girouard | L. Davies | D. Mills | |||
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