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Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, chief justice of Canada

Charles Fitzpatrick, Chief Justice of Canada (Supreme Court of Canada). Charles Fitzpatrick · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Charles Fitzpatrick held Université Laval’s chair of criminal law for nearly 30 years and served Laurier as Solicitor General and Minister of Justice. He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1906 and was lieutenant-governor of Quebec from 1918 to 1923.

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Fitzpatrick as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Sir Charles Fitzpatrick National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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