Henry Hague Davis Explained

Henry Hague Davis
Office:Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Termstart:January 31, 1935
Termend:June 30, 1944
Predecessor:Robert Smith
Successor:James Wilfred Estey
Nominator:Richard Bedford Bennett
Office2:9th President of the Canadian Bar Association
Termstart2:1936
Termend2:1937
Predecessor2:G.H. Montgomery, K.C.
Successor2:J.W. de B. Farris, K.C.
Office3:8th President of the Ontario Bar Association
Termstart3:1934
Termend3:1935
Predecessor3:Dalton Lally McCarthy, K.C.
Successor3:Ward Wright, K.C.
Birth Date:10 September 1885
Birth Place:Brockville, Ontario
Alma Mater:University of Toronto
Honorific Prefix:The Honourable

Henry Hague Davis (September 10, 1885  - June 30, 1944) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Brockville, Ontario, the son of William Henry Davis and Eliza Dowsley, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1907, a Master of Arts in 1909 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1911 all from the University of Toronto.[1] He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1911 and then proceeded to practice law with the firm of Kilmer, McAndrew & Irving in Toronto. In 1933, he was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal.

In early 1935, he was appointed to the Supreme Court. For reasons unknown, it had taken the federal government over a year to appoint Davis to replace Justice Smith, who had retired in late 1933.[2]

Davis had been actively involved in the Canadian Bar Association while in practice, and maintained that involvement while on the Bench. He was president of the Ontario Bar Association when appointed to the Court,[3] and finished his term in that office. He then served as national President of the Canadian Bar Association while on the Supreme Court.[4]

Justice Davis served until his death on June 30, 1944, in Ottawa.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Supreme Court of Canada Biography: Henry Hague Davis . 2014-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095228/http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/judges-juges/bio-eng.aspx?id=henry-hague-davis . 2015-09-24 . dead .
  2. Book: James G. Snell. Frederick Vaughan. The Supreme Court of Canada: History of the Institution. University of Toronto Press. 1985. 0802034179. registration., p. 148.
  3. http://www.oba.org/About-US/History Ontario Bar Association: History
  4. https://www.cba.org/Who-We-Are/Governance/President-Executive/Past-CBA-Presidents Canadian Bar Association: Past Presidents
  5. News: 1944-07-03. Justice Davis Dies at Ottawa. 13. Windsor Star.