James Maclennan

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James Maclennan (* 17th March 1833 in Lancaster , Upper Canada ; † 9. June 1915 ) was a Canadian politician of the Liberal Party and a lawyer , who from 1874 to 1875 with interruptions member of the House of Commons of Canada , and from 1905 until his resignation in 1909 Richter was on the Supreme Court of Canada .

Life

Maclennan, son of Roderick Maclennan and Mary Macpherson, began an undergraduate degree at Queen's University after attending school , which he completed in 1849 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then stayed in Kingston and enrolled in 1851 as a law student at the Law Society of Upper Canada . In 1854 he began a then customary law degree in the law firm of Alexander Campbell , the former partner of John Macdonald . After being admitted to the bar, he first settled as a lawyer in Hamilton in 1857 before setting up the law firm Mowat, Maclennan & Downey in Toronto in 1859 together with Oliver Mowat .

On January 22, 1874, Maclennan was elected as a candidate for the Liberal Party in the constituency of Victoria North to the House of Commons of Canada . However, this election was declared invalid on November 10, 1874. In the by- election that became necessary as a result , he was re-elected to the House of Commons on December 22, 1874. After this election was also declared invalid, he left the House of Commons on September 17, 1875. In the regular election he ran again on September 17, 1878 in the constituency of Victoria North for the Liberal Party, but this time defeated his political opponent.

Afterwards, Maclennan devoted his legal practice again before he became a judge at the Court of Appeal in 1888 Province Ontario (Ontario Court of Appeal) was appointed and this office for 17 years held until the 1905th On Oct. 5, 1905 his appeal was made to the judge at the Supreme Court of Canada by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier . He served on the Supreme Court until his resignation on February 13, 1909.

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  1. ^ Supreme Court of Canada: Judges
personal data
SURNAME Maclennan, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Lancaster , Upper Canada
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1915