Edmund Leslie Newcombe
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Edmund Leslie Newcombe (February 17, 1859 – December 9, 1931) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, the son of John Cumming Newcombe and Abigail H. Calkin, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1878 and a Master of Arts degree in 1881 from Dalhousie University. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from Dalhousie Law School. In 1882, he was called to the Nova Scotia Bar and started to practice law.
In 1893, he became Deputy Minister of Justice and was called to the Ontario Bar. In 1924, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until his death in 1931.
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- The Honourable Mr. Justice Edmund Leslie Newcombe. Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
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| Preceded by Francis Alexander Anglin |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada September 16, 1924 – December 9, 1931 |
Succeeded by Oswald Smith Crocket |
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