David Mills was a Canadian politician, author and jurist born March 18, 1831 in Orford Township, Upper Canada, who was elected to Parliament in 1867 as a Liberal member for Bothwell, served as Minister of the Interior from 1876 to 1878 and Minister of Justice from 1897 to 1902, and was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1896. He was appointed a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1902 and served until his death on May 8, 1903.
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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Canada, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Member Of
Source Supreme Court of Canada: Supreme Court of Canada: The Honourable David Mills, P.C.
Additional Source David Mills (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: cat:Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
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1. Supreme Court of Canada: Supreme Court of Canada: The Honourable David Mills, P.C.
Supreme Court of CanadaBiography
He was the son of Nathaniel Mills and Mary Guggerty.
Office held
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from February 8, 1902 until May 8, 1903.
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Member Of: Supreme Court of Canada, Wikipedia category: cat:Justices of the Supreme Court of CanadaView the Source Central Intelligence Agency: Canada, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)
Central Intelligence AgencyIn Legal System: Common Law, Government: Legal systemQuote, In Legal System: Common Law, Government: Legal system
common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails
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