John Wellington Gwynne

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John Wellington Gwynne (March 30, 1814 – January 7, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Castleknock, Republic of Ireland, the son of William Gwynne and Eliza Nelson, he emigrated to Canada in 1832.

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.

[edit] External links

• Official Supreme Court Biography
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Legal offices
Preceded by William Johnstone Ritchie	Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada January 14, 1879 – January 7, 1902	Succeeded by David Mills

v • d • e The Ritchie court (1879–1892) 1879–1888: S. Strong · T. Fournier · W. Henry · H. Taschereau · J. Gwynne 1888–1892: S. Strong · T. Fournier · H. Taschereau · J. Gwynne · C. Patterson

v • d • e The Strong court (1892–1902) 1892–1893: T. Fournier · H. Taschereau · J. Gwynne · C. Patterson 1893–1895: T. Fournier · H. Taschereau · J. Gwynne · R. Sedgewick · G. King 1895–1901: H. Taschereau · J. Gwynne · R. Sedgewick · G. King · D. Girouard 1901 - January 1902: H. Taschereau · J. Gwynne · R. Sedgewick  · D. Girouard · L. Davies February 1902 - November 1902: H. Taschereau · R. Sedgewick · D. Girouard · L. Davies · D. Mills