Oswald Smith Crocket
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Oswald Smith Crocket (April 13, 1868 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, the son of William Crocket and Marion Caldwell, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practiced law.
In 1904, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York, New Brunswick as a Conservative. He was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. In 1913, he was appointed the Court of King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. In 1932, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until he retired in 1943.
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- The Honourable Mr. Justice Oswald Smith Crocket. Retrieved on November 13, 2005.
| Legal Offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edmund Leslie Newcombe |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada September 21, 1932 – April 13, 1943 |
Succeeded by Ivan Rand |
| The Anglin court (1924–1933) | |||
| September 1924 - October 1924: J. Idington | L. Duff | P. Mignault | A. Malouin | E. Newcombe | |||
| October 1924 - 1927: J. Idington | L. Duff | P. Mignault | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | |||
| 1927-1929: L. Duff | P. Mignault | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | |||
| 1929-1930: L. Duff | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | |||
| 1930-1931: L. Duff | E. Newcombe | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | |||
| 1931-1932: L. Duff | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | |||
| 1932-1933: L. Duff | T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | |||
| The Duff court (1933–1944) | |||
| March 1933 - December 1933: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | R. Smith | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | F. Hughes | |||
| December 1933 - 1935: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | F. Hughes | |||
| 1935-1936: T. Rinfret | J. Lamont | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | |||
| 1936-1940: T. Rinfret | L. Cannon | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | |||
| 1940-1943: T. Rinfret | O. Crocket | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | |||
| 1943-1944: T. Rinfret | H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | |||
