Henry Hague Davis
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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. He was called to the 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 1935, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until his death in 1944.
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- The Honourable Mr. Justice Henry Hague Davis. Retrieved on November 11, 2005.
| Legal Offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Smith/Frank Joseph Hughes |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada January 31, 1935 – June 30, 1944 |
Succeeded by Roy Kellock/James Wilfred Estey |
| 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 | |||
| The Rinfret court (1944–1954) | |||
| January 1944 - June 1944: H. Davis | P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | |||
| October 1944 - 1947: P. Kerwin | A. Hudson | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey | |||
| 1947-1949: P. Kerwin | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey | C. Locke | |||
| 1949-1954: P. Kerwin | R. Taschereau | I. Rand | R. Kellock | J. Estey | C. Locke | J. Cartwright | G. Fauteux | |||
