Robert Smith (1858-1942) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada who practiced law in Cornwall, Ontario after his admission to the Ontario Bar in 1885, and represented Stormont in Parliament as a Liberal member from 1909 to 1911. He was appointed to Ontario's High Court Division in 1922 and its Appellate Division in 1924, and on May 18, 1927, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King appointed him, at age 67, to the newly created seventh seat on the Supreme Court of Canada. He served until his death in 1942, having retired from active duties in December 1933; no successor was appointed for over a year afterward.
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Source Supreme Court of Canada: Supreme Court of Canada: Robert Smith
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1. Supreme Court of Canada: Supreme Court of Canada: The Honourable Robert Smith
Supreme Court of CanadaOffice held
Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from May 18, 1927 until December 6, 1933.
Career
Called to the bar in 1885, he settled in Cornwall, Ontario, where he practised law for 37 years.
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common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails
Supreme Court of Canada: Supreme Court of Canada: Robert Smith
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On May 18, 1927, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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