Roy Kellock

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Roy Lindsay Kellock (November 12, 1893 - December 12, 1975) was a Canadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Perth, Ontario, he graduated from McMaster University with a B.A. in 1915. Justice Kellock was called to bar in 1920 and appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1942. He was appointed as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada on October 3, 1944 and served until January 15, 1958. Roy Kellock co-chaired the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada in response to Gouzenko Affair in 1946.

In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Thibaudeau Rinfret/Henry Hague Davis
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
October 3, 1944 – January 15, 1958
Succeeded by
Ronald Martland/Wilfred Judson
Academic offices
Preceded by
Carey Fox
Chancellor of McMaster University
1955—1960
Succeeded by
Charles Fell