John Idington

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The Honourable John Idington QC, LL.B

John Idington in 1914
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office February 10, 1905 – March 31, 1927
Nominated by	Wilfrid Laurier
Preceded by	Albert Killam
Succeeded by	John Lamont/Robert Smith
Personal details
Born	(1840-10-14)October 14, 1840 Puslinch, Upper Canada
Died	February 7, 1928(1928-02-07) (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario
Resting place	Avondale Cemetery, Stratford
Spouse(s)	Margaret Colcleugh
Children	11
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Profession	Lawyer

John Idington, QC, LL.B (October 14, 1840 – February 7, 1928) was a Canadian justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Puslinch, Upper Canada (now Ontario), the son of Peter Idington and Catherine Stewart, he received his LL.B degree from the University of Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar both in 1864. He practiced law in Stratford, Canada West (now Ontario) for forty years.

He was created a provincial QC in 1876 and a dominion QC in 1885.

In 1904, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice of Ontario and he was appointed by Wilfrid Laurier to the Supreme Court on February 10, 1905.

Notable decisions include his dissent in Quong Wing v. R. (49 S.C.R. 44), in which he disagreed with the effects of racist legislation, on the basis that the use of the term "Chinaman" could not have been meant to refer to naturalized Canadians of Chinese origin.

He retired on March 31, 1927 after legislation was passed requiring a mandatory retirement age of 75.

External links

Supreme Court of Canada biography
"John Idington". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)

v t e The Taschereau court (1902–1906)

1902–1903:	R. Sedgewick D. Girouard L. Davies D. Mills J. Armour

1903–1905:	R. Sedgewick D. Girouard L. Davies W. Nesbitt A. Killam

1905–1906:	R. Sedgewick D. Girouard L. Davies J. Idington J. Maclennan

v t e The Fitzpatrick court (1906–1918)

June 1906 – August 1906:	R. Sedgewick D. Girouard L. Davies J. Idington J. Maclennan

September 1906 – 1909:	D. Girouard L. Davies J. Idington J. Maclennan L. Duff

1909-1911:	D. Girouard L. Davies J. Idington L. Duff F. Anglin

1911-1918:	L. Davies J. Idington L. Duff F. Anglin L. Brodeur

v t e The Davies court (1918–1924)

1918-1923	J. Idington L. Duff F. Anglin L. Brodeur P. Mignault

1923-1924	J. Idington L. Duff F. Anglin P. Mignault A. Malouin

v t e The Anglin court (1924–1933)

September 1924 – October 1924:	J. Idington L. Duff P. Mignault A. Malouin E. Newcombe

October 1924 – 1927:	J. Idington L. Duff P. Mignault E. Newcombe T. Rinfret

1927–1929:	L. Duff P. Mignault E. Newcombe T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith

1929–1930:	L. Duff E. Newcombe T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith

1930–1931:	L. Duff E. Newcombe T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon

1931–1932:	L. Duff T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon

1932–1933:	L. Duff T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon O. Crocket

Persondata
Name	Idington, John
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian judge
Date of birth	October 14, 1840
Place of birth	Puslinch, Upper Canada
Date of death	February 7, 1928
Place of death	Ottawa, Ontario

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