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Ivan Rand

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Ivan Cleveland Rand was a Canadian lawyer and politician born April 27, 1884 in Moncton, New Brunswick, who served as Attorney General of New Brunswick before his appointment as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1943 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, serving until his mandatory retirement in 1959. He is remembered for his 1946 labour arbitration ruling establishing the Rand formula, requiring all employees in a unionized workplace to pay union dues regardless of membership, and for his landmark civil liberties judgment in Roncarelli v Duplessis. He died January 2, 1969 in London, Ontario.

Facts
Role
Lawyer, politician, academic, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Canadian 1
Born
1884 2
Birth Date
1884-04-27 2
Birthplace
Moncton 2
Died
1969 2
Death Date
1969-01-02 2
Place of Death
London 2
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
Role (category)
Politician 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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1. Ivan Rand (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    He has been described as "probably the greatest judge in Canada's history".
  • Introduction, nationality
    Ivan Cleveland Rand was a Canadian lawyer and politician born April 27, 1884 in Moncton, New Brunswick, who served as Attorney General of New Brunswick before his appointment as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1943 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, serving until his mandatory retirement in 1959.
  • Introduction, role
    Ivan Cleveland Rand was a Canadian lawyer, politician, academic, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
  • Member Of: Supreme Court of Canada, Lead section
    Ivan Cleveland Rand (April 27, 1884, January 2, 1969) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, academic, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
  • In Legal System: Law of Canada, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Canadian lawyer
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2. Wikidata: Ivan Rand
  • Wikidata Q597536, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1884
  • Wikidata Q597536, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1884-04-27
  • Wikidata Q597536, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1969
  • Wikidata Q597536, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1969-01-02
  • Wikidata Q597536, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Moncton
  • Wikidata Q597536, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): London
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