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''' Francis Alexander Anglin''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (April 2, 1865 – March 2, 1933) was the seventh [[Chief Justice of Canada]] from 1924 until 1933. | ''' Francis Alexander Anglin''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} (April 2, 1865 – March 2, 1933) was the seventh [[Chief Justice of Canada]] from 1924 until 1933.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
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 [[Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal|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,<ref name=cem>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oZQuAAAAYAAJ&q=W.H.+Grattan+Flood&pg=PA10 "Anglin, Francis Alexander", ''The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers'', New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 4]{{PD-notice}}</ref> establishing a practice in [[Toronto]]. {{ | 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 [[Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal|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,<ref name=cem>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oZQuAAAAYAAJ&q=W.H.+Grattan+Flood&pg=PA10 "Anglin, Francis Alexander", ''The Catholic Encyclopedia and Its Makers'', New York, the Encyclopedia Press, 1917, p. 4]{{PD-notice}}</ref> establishing a practice in [[Toronto]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Supreme Court of Canada {{!}} The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C. |url=https://scc-csc.gc.ca/about-apropos/judges-juges/list-liste/francis-alexander-anglin/ |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=scc-csc.gc.ca}}</ref> In 1896, he became Clerk of the Surrogate Court of Ontario,<ref name=":0" /> and King's Counsel in 1902.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kyer |first=C. Ian |date=2019 |title=ANGLIN, FRANCIS ALEXANDER |url=https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/anglin_francis_alexander_16E.html |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=Dictionary of Canadian Biography}}</ref> | ||
He was appointed to the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice of Ontario in 1904 and, thanks to a nomination from the [[Laurier]] government, to the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] on February 23, 1909, becoming Chief Justice in 1924 thanks to a nomination by the first [[Mackenzie King]] government, and serving until his retirement, two days before his death, in 1933.<ref name="scs">{{cite web|url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/anglin/index-eng.asp|title=Judges of the Court - The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C.|access-date=December 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929172900/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/anglin/index-eng.asp|archive-date=September 29, 2010}}</ref> | He was appointed to the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice of Ontario in 1904 and, thanks to a nomination from the [[Laurier]] government, to the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] on February 23, 1909, becoming Chief Justice in 1924 thanks to a nomination by the first [[Mackenzie King]] government, and serving until his retirement, two days before his death, in 1933.<ref name="scs">{{cite web|url=http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/anglin/index-eng.asp|title=Judges of the Court - The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C.|access-date=December 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929172900/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/anglin/index-eng.asp|archive-date=September 29, 2010}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox Officeholder Francis Alexander Anglin Template:Post-nominals (April 2, 1865 – March 2, 1933) was the seventh Chief Justice of Canada from 1924 until 1933.[1][2]
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 and, thanks to a nomination from the Laurier government, to the Supreme Court of Canada on February 23, 1909, becoming Chief Justice in 1924 thanks to a nomination by the first Mackenzie King government, and serving until his retirement, two days before his death, in 1933.[4]
He was author of Trustees' Limitations and Other Relief (Toronto 1910) and penned the "Ontario" entry for the Catholic Encyclopedia.[3]
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