facing p.1. Julia Jarvis, Three centuries of Robinsons: the story of a family (rev. ed., [Toronto], 1967), 176–85. Bora Laskin, Laskin’s Canadian constitutional law: cases
), and his uncle, Jean-Baptiste Cugnet, had taught law at the Université de Paris, and his father, François-Étienne, had been a lawyer in the parlement of Paris before being appointed director
Assembly claimed that “many evils, and violations of Law, do exist in the Halifax Department of the Custom-House.” The evidence supporting the charges was suspect; one important witness had previously been
GA, M1925; M2260, minutes and reports, 1 (1890–1913). Legal Arch. Soc. of Alberta (Calgary), F 5 (Law Soc. of Alberta fonds), vol.60, file 923: 141–42; F
LORIT (Lori, Lerry, Lorris), dit Gargot, FRANÇOIS, settler, process-server, serjeant-at-law in the bailiff’s
received his graduation diploma from the Collège Sainte-Marie. Subsequently, probably in 1874, he began studying law at McGill College. Having obtained his degree in 1878, he was called to the bar of the
in the Saint John law firm of Harrison and Burbidge and a leader at the bar. In addition to his routine tasks, Burbidge was secretary of the commission which drafted the 1877 edition of The
school there before beginning a term of unknown duration at the Collège Masson in Terrebonne and law studies at McGill College. Revealing his talents early, he published An alphabetical index of the
] Canada Supreme Court Reports (Ottawa): 276–304; reversed (sub nom. Edwards v. A. G. Can), [1930] Dominion Law Reports, 1: 98–113 (Privy Council). Reference re
minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. After establishing a successful private law practice, he became attracted to business, and in 1921 he founded the lucrative Automobile Owners’ Association, which he sold to
.1–16; 12-00-01 (Nicholas DuBois Dominic Beck fonds), judge’s notebooks ser., 1907–28; 60-00-00 (Law Soc. of the North-West Territories fonds), roll of advocates and minutes, vol.1, 1886–1907
task. Governor Murray had tried to create a structure that would introduce English law without doing injustice to
councillor and, from 1863, a justice of the peace. He studied law, informally, and spent much time, especially lunch-hours, observing in the courts. This experience was valuable, since he was a force in
autonomy” of the provincial level of government as one of the cornerstones of Canadian constitutional law and took Stockton before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. His appointment in 1879 as
at Louisbourg. He profited by three inheritances: from his father-in-law, his brother Louis-François, and his brother-in-law Jean-Baptiste de
Séminaire de Québec from 1805 to 1810, Philippe Panet entered his father’s office on 3 Dec. 1811 to study law. However, he broke off his studies at the time of the second American invasion and went
in Quebec.
Like his father, Joseph-Étienne Nouchet chose a career in the administration. Even while attending the law lectures given by the king’s
Sherwood* of Brockville. They had one son and five daughters.
Although he was in partnership with Ernestus Crombie in a law firm, Crawford’s business
* d’Aulnay brought with him on one of his voyages. Bourgeois’ father, also named Jacques, was an army officer at Port-Royal and was the brother-in-law of Germain Doucet, Sieur de La Verdure, Aulnay’s
using funds provided by his father-in-law who gave him credit facilities in Bordeaux and elsewhere after 1759. These operations appear to have been unsuccessful