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Sir Louis Davies, Island premier and Chief Justice

Sir Louis Henry Davies, 1903 (William James Topley). Hon. Sir Louis Henry Davies · William James Topley · 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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Louis Henry Davies, born in Charlottetown, was premier of Prince Edward Island from 1876 to 1879, defending tenant farmers while working to settle the land question. He served as counsel to the International Fisheries Commission at Halifax in 1877, sat in the House of Commons and became Minister of Marine and Fisheries in 1896. Named to the Supreme Court in 1901, he became Chief Justice of Canada in 1918.

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Davies as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Sir Louis Henry Davies National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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