Wallace Nesbitt Politician

Wallace Nesbitt, KC (May 13, 1858 – April 7, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.Born in Woodstock, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of John W. Nesbitt and Mary Wallace, he was called to the Ontario Bar in 1881. A practising lawyer, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1903. He served for two years until he resigned in 1905.Nesbitt served as the President of the Ontario Bar Association from 1923 to 1927, and as national President of the Canadian Bar Association from 1928 to 1929.

Personal facts

Wallace Nesbitt
Birth dateMay 13, 1858
Birth place
Province of Canada , Woodstock Ontario
Date of deathApril 07, 1930
Place of death
Ontario , Toronto

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Office holder

appointer
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 4th Earl of Minto
officePuisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
successor

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External resources

  1. http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=wallace-nesbitt