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J.S. Ewart, lawyer and advocate of Canadian autonomy

John Skirving Ewart, about 1902. John Skirving Ewart - 1902 · Unknown photographer · 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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John Skirving Ewart, a noted constitutional lawyer born in Toronto, practised in Winnipeg from 1882 to 1904, founding the Manitoba Law Journal and serving on Louis Riel’s appeal defence team. He was counsel for Manitoba’s Roman Catholic minority in the schools dispute of the 1890s, then argued cases before the Supreme Court and Privy Council from Ottawa. He was an early, ardent advocate of Canadian autonomy at home and abroad.

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Ewart as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

John Skirving Ewart National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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