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William Buell Richards

William Buell Richards

Former Chief Justice of Canada
Sir William Buell Richards PC was the first Chief Justice of Canada. Richards was born in Brockville, Upper Canada, to Stephen Richards and Phoebe Buell. He earned law degree at the St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York and then articled with... Wikipedia
Born: May 2, 1815, Brockville, Canada
Died: January 26, 1889 (age 73 years), Ottawa, Canada
Education: SUNY Potsdam
Books: In the Court of Error and Appeal, Between the Honorable William Buell Richards, Attorney General of Upper Canada, on Behalf of Her Majesty, Appellant, and the Reverend Henry James Grasett, the Honorable and Right Reverand John Strachan, Lord Bishop of Toronto, and the Church Society of the Diocese of Toronto, Respondents : an Appeal from the Court of Chancery : Joint Case
Previous offices: Chief Justice of Canada (1875–1879) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1848–1853)
Parents: Stephen Richards