Alexander Mackenzie - Supreme Court Appointments

Supreme Court Appointments

Mackenzie chose the following jurists to be appointed as justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General:

  • Sir William Buell Richards (Chief Justice) – September 30, 1875
  • Télesphore Fournier – September 30, 1875
  • William Alexander Henry – September 30, 1875
  • Sir William Johnstone Ritchie – September 30, 1875
  • Sir Samuel Henry Strong – September 30, 1875
  • Jean-Thomas Taschereau – September 30, 1875
  • Sir Henri Elzear Taschereau – October 7, 1878

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