Oswald Smith Crocket

The Hon.
Oswald Smith Crocket
29th Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office
September 21, 1932  April 13, 1943
Nominated by Richard Bedford Bennett
Preceded by Edmund Leslie Newcombe
Succeeded by Ivan Rand
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for York, New Brunswick
In office
1904–1913
Preceded by Alex Gibson, Jr.
Succeeded by Harry Fulton McLeod
Personal details
Born April 13, 1868
Chatham, New Brunswick
Died March 2, 1945 (aged 76)
Political party Conservative

Oswald Smith Crocket (April 13, 1868 March 2, 1945) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, the son of William Crocket and Marion Caldwell, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practiced law.

In 1904, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York, New Brunswick as a Conservative. He was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. In 1913, he was appointed the Court of King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. In 1932, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until he retired in 1943.

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