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Born May 2, 1815 • Brockville • Canada
Died January 26, 1889 (aged 73) • Ottawa • Canada
Title / Office Supreme Court of Canada (1875-1879), Canada • supreme court (1875-1879), Canada
Political Affiliation Reform Party
Baldwin, Robert
Robert Baldwin
Canadian statesman
Brown, George
George Brown
Canadian journalist and politician
Blake, Edward
Edward Blake
Canadian statesman
Rowell, detail of an oil painting by Wyly Grier, 1939; in the Law Society of Upper Canada collection
Newton Wesley Rowell
Canadian politician and jurist
Mackenzie, William Lyon
William Lyon Mackenzie
Canadian journalist and revolutionary
Jacques Parizeau
Canadian politician
Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau
prime minister of Canada
Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
prime minister of Canada
Tommy Prince
Canadian soldier and Indigenous rights advocate
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier
prime minister of Canada
W.L. Mackenzie King
W.L. Mackenzie King
prime minister of Canada
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
prime minister of Canada
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff
Canadian political leader
Sir Robert Borden
Sir Robert Borden
prime minister of Canada
Jack Layton.
Jack Layton
Canadian politician
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
Canadian politician
Tom Mulcair
Tom Mulcair
Canadian politician
Canada's opposition leader
Pierre Poilievre
Canadian politician
Barker, William
William Barker
Canadian fighter pilot
Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May
American-born Canadian politician