Robert Taschereau

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Robert Taschereau

Robert Taschereau , PC , CC (born September 10, 1896 in Québec , † July 26, 1970 ) was a Canadian judge and politician . He was a member of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1940 to 1967 and was its Chairman ( Chief Justice ) from 1963 .

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Taschereau came from one of the most influential families in Québec . His father, Louis-Alexandre, was the provincial prime minister, and his grandfather, Jean-Thomas , was a member of the Supreme Court. A more distant relative, Henri-Elzéar , had presided over the Supreme Court from 1902 to 1906.

Taschereau studied law at the Université de Laval and was admitted to the bar in 1920, after which he joined his father's office. He taught criminal law part-time at his university. For the Parti libéral du Québec he was a member of the National Assembly of Québec from 1930 to 1936 . Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King appointed him judge of the Supreme Court of Canada on February 9, 1940, to succeed his former law firm partner Lawrence Cannon . In 1946 Taschereau and his fellow judge Roy Kellock headed the commission that investigated the case of the defected Soviet spy Igor Gusenko .

On April 22, 1963, Prime Minister Lester Pearson named Taschereau Chief Justice . Since more than six weeks elapsed after the death of Governor General Georges Vanier until the appointment of a successor, in March / April 1967 he also took over the office of acting governor general and thus represented the head of state. He resigned on September 1, 1967.

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SURNAME Taschereau, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian judge and politician, Chairman of the Supreme Court
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Quebec
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1970