John Wellington Gwynne | |
|---|---|
) The Honourable Mr. Justice John Wellington Gwynne | |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office January 14, 1879 – January 7, 1902 | |
| Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | William Johnstone Ritchie |
| Succeeded by | David Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1814 Castleknock, Ireland |
| Died | January 7, 1902 (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario |
John Wellington Gwynne, QC (March 30, 1814 – January 7, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Castleknock, Ireland, the son of William Gwynne and Eliza Nelson, he emigrated to Canada in 1832.
Gwynne was elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1849 and appointed QC in 1850.
In 1874, he was appointed a puisne judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal. In 1879, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and he served until his death in 1902.
References
- Supreme Court of Canada Biography
- Paul Romney (1994). "Gwynne, John Wellington". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.