| Birth: | Mar. 7, 1925 | | Death: | Jun. 26, 1988 | 
Canadian jurist. Justice of the Supreme Court. Born in Quebec (Quebec) on March 7, 1925. After receiving his Law degree at Laval University in 1947, he did graduate work in tax and corporate law at the University of Toronto law school. He was admitted to the bar of Quebec in 1947 and practised law in Quebec. He was dean of the Faculty of Law at Laval University, and from 1965 to 1968, he served as special legal counsel to two Quebec premiers, Jean Lesage and Daniel Johnson. He was also a member of the Royal Commission on Security from 1966 to 1968, the year he was named chairman of Air Canada, a position he held for seven years. On October 1, 1977, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. He died on June 26, 1988. (bio by: Guy Gagnon)
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Belmont Cemetery
Quebec
Quebec, Canada |
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Originally Created by: Guy Gagnon
Record added: Apr 24, 2003
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