Robert Smith (judge)
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Robert Smith (December 7, 1858 – March 18, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Lanark County, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of William Smith and Jean Neilson, he was called to the Ontario Bar in 1885. He then practiced law in Cornwall, Ontario.
In 1904, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the riding of Stormont, Ontario. He lost but won in 1908. He did not run for re-election.
In 1922, he was appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario and then to the Appellate Division. In 1926, he sat on the Supreme Court as an ad host judge and was appointed as a judge in 1927. He retired in 1933.
[edit] References
- The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Smith. Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
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| Preceded by John Idington |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada May 18, 1927 – December 7, 1933 |
Succeeded by Henry Hague Davis/Patrick Kerwin |
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