Thomas Horace McGuire (April 21, 1849 – July 13, 1923) was a Canadian judge.
Thomas Horace McGuire | |
|---|---|
 McGuire between 1895 and 1907 | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office February 18, 1902 – January 3, 1903 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office April 4, 1887 – February 18, 1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 21, 1849 Kingston, Ontario |
| Died | July 13, 1923 (aged 74) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
Thomas Horace McGuire was born on April 21, 1849, in Kingston, Ontario.[1] He attended Queen's University from 1866 to 1870, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts.[2] McGuire was called to the bar of Ontario in 1875 and became a queen's counsel in 1883.[1] Before his appointment to the bench, he practised law in Kingston.[2]
He became a justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories on April 25, 1887,[3][1] as a member of its first panel.[4] He was named the first chief justice of the Northwest Territories on February 18, 1902 until his retirement one year later on January 3, 1903.[3][1]
McGuire died on July 13, 1923, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Knafla, Louis A.; Klumpenhouwer, Richard (1997). "McGuire, Thomas Horace". Lords of the Western Bench: A Biographical History of the Supreme and District Courts of Alberta, 1876–1990. Legal Archives Society of Alberta. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-9681939-0-0. OCLC 46343164.
- ^ a b Bowker 1988, p. 278.
- ^ a b c "Noted Jurist of Northwest Territory Dies". The Leader-Post. July 14, 1923. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mittelstadt, David (2005). Foundations of Justice: Alberta's Historic Courthouses. University of Calgary Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-55238-345-2. OCLC 180703996.
Sources
edit- Bowker, Wilbur F. (1988). "Stipendiary Magistrates and Supreme Court of the North-West Territories, 1876–1907". Alberta Law Review. 26 (2): 245–286. 1988 CanLIIDocs 81.
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