Francis Alexander Anglin
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Francis Alexander Anglin | |
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| 7th Chief Justice of Canada | |
| In office September 16, 1924 – February 28, 1933 | |
| Nominated by | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Louis Henry Davies |
| Succeeded by | Lyman Duff |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office February 23, 1909 – September 16, 1924 | |
| Nominated by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Preceded by | James Maclennan |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Leslie Newcombe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1865 Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Died | March 2, 1933 (aged 67) |
| Relations | Timothy Anglin, father Margaret Anglin, sister |
Francis Alexander Anglin PC (April 2, 1865 – March 2, 1933) was the seventh Chief Justice of Canada from 1924 until 1933.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, one of nine children of Timothy Anglin, federal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and elder brother to the renowned stage actress, Margaret Anglin. He was educated at St. Mary's College, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ottawa in 1887. Anglin studied law at the Law Society of Upper Canada (which in those days taught law) and was called to the bar in 1888,[3] establishing a practice in Toronto.[1] In 1896, he became Clerk of the Surrogate Court of Ontario,[1] and King's Counsel in 1902.[2]
He was appointed to the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice of Ontario in 1904, after spending 16 years a corporate and commercial practice.[4]
Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
[edit]On February 23, 1909, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier appointed Anglin of Ontario to the Court after the retirement of Justice Maclennan on February 13, 1909.[5]
On September 16, 1924, Prime Minister Mackenzie King appointed Anglin as the 7th Chief Justice of Canada, following the death of Louis Henry Davies on May 1, 1924. Anglin served in this role until his retirement, two days before his death, in 1933.[5][6]
He was author of Trustees' Limitations and Other Relief (Toronto 1910) and penned the "Ontario" entry for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Supreme Court of Canada | The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C." scc-csc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ a b Kyer, C. Ian (2019). "ANGLIN, FRANCIS ALEXANDER". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ a b "Anglin, Francis Alexander", The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers, New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 4
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Snell & Vaughan 1985, p. 92.
- ^ a b Snell & Vaughan 1985, pp. 259–261.
- ^ "Judges of the Court - The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C." Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Bushnell, Ian (1992). Captive Court: A Study of the Supreme Court of Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-0851-4.
- Snell, James G. (1980). "Frank Anglin Joins the Bench: A Study of Judicial Patronage, 1897–1904". Osgoode Hall Law Journal. 18 (4): 664–673. doi:10.60082/2817-5069.2035. 1980 CanLIIDocs 353.
- Snell, James G.; Vaughan, Frederick (1985). The Supreme Court of Canada: History of the Institution. Toronto: The Osgoode Society. ISBN 978-0-8020-3417-5.
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- Canadian people of Irish descent
- University of Ottawa alumni
- Lawyers in Ontario
- People from Saint John, New Brunswick
- Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia
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