Sir Charles Fitzpatrick was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada from 4 June 1906 to 21 October 1918, appointed directly to the role by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier without prior judicial experience, a distinction he shared only with the first Chief Justice, William Buell Richards. Born on 19 December 1851, he had earlier served as a member of Parliament for Quebec County, as Solicitor General of Canada from 1896 to 1902, and as Minister of Justice from 1902 to 1906, and after leaving the court he served as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1918 to 1923. He died on 17 June 1942.
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He earned his law degree at Laval University in 1876 and was called to the Quebec bar that year.
Charles Fitzpatrick was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and later at Laval University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1873 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1876. He was called to the Quebec bar in 1876 and established his practice in Quebec City.
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Toronto: The Press Publishing Company, Limited (1903), p. 201 Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian Confederation - Library and Archives Canada (2005) Sir Charles Fitzpatrick - The Canadian Encyclopedia (2013) Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, (December 19, 1851 - June 17, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice of Canada, as Chief Justice of Canada and then as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
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He was educated at Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, and later Laval University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1873 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1876, graduating with the Dufferin Silver Medal.
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Sir Charles Fitzpatrick was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada from 4 June 1906 to 21 October 1918, appointed directly to the role by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier without prior judicial experience, a distinction he shared only with the first Chief Justice, William Buell Richards.
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Toronto: The Press Publishing Company, Limited (1903), p. 201 Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian Confederation - Library and Archives Canada (2005) Sir Charles Fitzpatrick - The Canadian Encyclopedia (2013) Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, (December 19, 1851 - June 17, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Justice of Canada, as Chief Justice of Canada and then as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
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Wikidata Q443059, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1851
Wikidata Q443059, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1851-12-19
Wikidata Q443059, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1942
Wikidata Q443059, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1942-06-17
Wikidata Q443059, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Sainte-Foy
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P20 (place of death): Quebec City
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