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{{short description|Canadian judge}}
{{for|the documentary film and television producer|William E. Badgley}}
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'''William Badgley''' (27 March 1801 – 24 December 1888) was a Canadian born in [[Lower Canada]], educated there, and admitted to the Lower Canadian bar in 1823. He became a judge and attorney general for [[Canada East]].

He was also the founder of a law firm now known as the Montreal office of [[Borden Ladner Gervais|Borden Ladner Gervais LLP]].

From 1855 to 1857 he was professor of law at [[McGill College]] and was the first dean of the [[McGill University Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]].

He was the son of [[Francis Badgley (merchant)|Francis Badgley]] (1767–1841), a merchant with family business connections to the London [[fur trade]]. He was a brother to [[Francis Badgley (doctor)|Francis]] and Elizabeth, wife of [[Molson family|William Molson]].

== References ==
* {{QuebecMNAbio|badgley-william-1813}}
* {{DictCanbio|ID=5353}}

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[[Category:Academic staff of McGill University]]
[[Category:Attorneys general of Canada East, Province of Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian university and college faculty deans]]
[[Category:Judges in Quebec]]
[[Category:Lawyers from Montreal]]
[[Category:Lawyers in Quebec]]
[[Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East]]
[[Category:19th-century Canadian lawyers]]

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