Wallace Nesbitt
Wallace Nesbitt , KC (born May 13, 1858 in Woodstock , Western Canada , today: Ontario ; † April 7, 1930 ) was a Canadian lawyer who was a judge at the Supreme Court of Canada between 1903 and 1905 .
Life
Nesbitt, son of John W. Nesbitt and Mary Wallace, wrote after visiting the Woodstock College as a student at the Law Society of Upper Canada and completed a standard time studying law at a law firm in Woodstock. After being admitted to the bar in 1881, he initially took up a position as a lawyer in Hamilton . In 1882, however, he switched to the law firm McCarthy, Osler, Hoskin & Creelman in Toronto, and between 1892 and 1903 he worked for the law firm Beatty, Chadwick, Blackstock & Galt there. As such, he often took part in meetings of the Legal Committee of the British Privy Council in London .
Following Nesbitt was on 16 May 1902 by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to judge on the Supreme Court of Canada appointed. He served on the Supreme Court until his resignation on October 4, 1905.
After retiring from the Supreme Court Nesbitt worked again as a lawyer and was for his lawyer's services to the Attorney-General (King's Counsel) appointed. He was also President of the Ontario Bar Association between 1923 and 1927 and President of the Canadian Bar Association from 1928 to 1929 .
Web links
- Supreme Court of Canada - Portrait (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Supreme Court of Canada: Judges
- ^ Ontario Bar Association: Past Presidents
- ↑ CBA Presidents since 1914
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nesbitt, Wallace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodstock , Western Canada , today: Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1930 |