Roy Lindsay Kellock, CC (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 Court of Appeal for Ontario 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 chaired the Royal Commission investigating the Halifax Riot of VE Day 1945,[1] and 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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| 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 |
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| Preceded by Carey Fox |
Chancellor of McMaster University 1955—1960 |
Succeeded by Charles Fell |
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