Sir Lyman Poore Duff was a Canadian lawyer and judge born January 7, 1865 in Meaford, Ontario, who practiced law in Ontario and British Columbia and gained recognition in mining and constitutional law before his judicial appointment. He served as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1906 and was elevated to Chief Justice of Canada in 1933, holding that post until 1944; his more than thirty-seven years on the court make him its longest-serving justice. He died April 26, 1955 in Ottawa.
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1. Lyman Duff (Wikipedia)
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He is the longest serving justice in the Court?s history, sitting for over 37 years, first as a puisne justice and then as chief justice.
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Sir Lyman Poore Duff was a Canadian lawyer and judge born January 7, 1865 in Meaford, Ontario, who practiced law in Ontario and British Columbia and gained recognition in mining and constitutional law before his judicial appointment.
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Lyman Poore Duff, was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Canada.
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Snell and Vaughan note that Board of Commerce represents Duff's emergence as a justice with his own views that went on to influence Canadian constitutional law.
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Sir Lyman Poore Duff was a Canadian lawyer and judge born January 7, 1865 in Meaford, Ontario, who practiced law in Ontario and British Columbia and gained recognition in mining and constitutional law before his judicial appointment.
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P569 (date of birth): 1865
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P569 (date of birth): 1865-01-07
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P570 (date of death): 1955
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P570 (date of death): 1955-04-26
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P19 (place of birth): Meaford
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P20 (place of death): Ottawa
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Sir Lyman Poore Duff, was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Canada.
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