Henry William Newlands
Henry William Newlands (born March 19, 1862 in Dartmouth , Nova Scotia , † August 9, 1954 in St. Thomas , Ontario ) was a Canadian judge . From 1921 to 1931 he was lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan Province .
biography
Upon completion of legal studies Newlands moved in 1883 initially to Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba , two years later by Prince Albert in the then Northwest Territories , where he opened a law firm. In 1897 he placed himself in the service of the territorial government in Regina and worked as an inspector of the property administration, which brokered agricultural land for the newly arriving immigrants.
In 1904 Newlands was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, in 1907 that of the Province of Saskatchewan. In 1920 he moved to the provincial court of appeal. Governor General Lord Devonshire swore in Newlands as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan on February 18, 1921. He held this representative office until March 30, 1931.
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| SURNAME | Newlands, Henry William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian lawyer, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dartmouth (Nova Scotia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1954 |
| Place of death | St. Thomas, Ontario |