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  Lieutenant William Douglas Bell

  Lieutenant William Douglas Bell, 4th Machine Gun Coy., Canadian Machine Gun Corps, 24 years old, Class of 1915, Remembered at Vimy Memorial. Son of James Anthony Bell and Katerine Bell, of 81 Elm St., St. Thomas, Ontario. Admitted as a law student in 1910 at age 18. Enlisted 2nd overseas contingent, 4 November 1914. Lieutenant 4th Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Killed in action 15 September 1916. Never called to the bar.

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  MacMahon, Hugh (1836-1911)

  Crest. 9.2 x 7 cm. Gagnon I, 4889; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 93; Masson Collection Vol. VIII, #1301. somewhat age-darkened.
  

  Hugh MacMahon was born in Guelph, Upper Canada. He became a lawyer and practiced in Brantford, London, and finally Toronto. He was a distinguished criminal lawyer and defended the accused in the Biddulph murder trial. He became a judge in 1887. (Wallace).
  

  Between the night of February 3 and the morning of February 4, 1880, five members of the Donnelly family were murdered by members of the Vigilance Committee in Biddulph Township, near London, Ontario. The murdered members of the family included James Sr., Judith, Thomas, John and Bridget Donnelly. The specific reason for the murders is still unclear but the underlying factors go back to the settlement of Irish emigrants in Biddulph Township and the successive feuds among the families, secret societies brought from Ireland, and increasing violence and murder. The Donnelly's were blamed for many instances of violence, murder, theft, and arson, both rightfully and wrongfully, and they were disliked and feared by many of the families in the township. Thirteen people were charged with the murder of the Donnelly's. When the case came to trial, the verdict was not guilty and sentences were not given due to the conflicting evidence given during the trial. (Trent University Archives).

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  McCord, John Samuel (1801-1865)

  Label. 3.5 x 6.6 cm. Not in Gagnon, Harrod & A.yearst, or Masson. little foxed.
  

  John S. McCord was born in Dublin. He studied law and was admitted to the bar of Lower Canada in 1823. He was appointed a Circuit Court judge for the District of Montreal in 1844 and a judge of the Superior Court, District of Montreal in 1857. He was also an amateur scientist and his name is found on a publication titled, Report of meteorological observations made on the Island of St. Helen, in the river St. Lawrence, opposite the city of Montreal, province of Canada ... for the Natural History Society of Montreal / by the military guard there stationed, under the superintendence and direction of John S. M'Cord, Montreal, 1842. His son, David Ross McCord, founded the McCord Museum in Montreal. This label likely dates to the 1830s. It's strange that it was unknown to Gagnon, H. & A., and Masson, or Stacey.

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  McMurrich, W.B. (1842-1939)

  Crest. 10 x 6.7 cm. Gagnon I, 4904; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 99; Masson Collection Vol. IX, #1448.
  

  William B. McMurrich, born in 1842, was Mayor of Toronto from 1880-81 and head of the law firm McMurrich, Coatsworth and Hodgins. (Morgan, 1898).

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  Morin, Victor

  Label marked “Bibliothèque de Victor Morin”. 3.8 x 4.9 cm. Harrod & Ayearst Supp. Masson Coll. Vol. IX, #1576.
  

  Victor Morin was born in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. He became a notary in 1888 and worked at his profession into his 90's. He served on many boards and committees, including the National and Historic Sites and Monuments Board (1921-24) and the Provincial Commission for Preservation of Historic Monuments from 1922. He was president of the St. Jean Baptiste Society (1915-24), a prominent numismatist and member of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1916, and for thirty-three years he was treasurer of the Board of Notaries. Until the age of seventy he lectured on civil law at the University of Montreal. He published many works including Medailles d’ecernées aux Indiens, 1915. (Wallace).

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  Morison, Murdoch

  Armorial. 8.2 x 6.8 cm. Not in Gagnon; Harrod & Ayearst Supp.; Masson Collection Vol. IX, #1580 (on white paper); this plate is on blue tissue paper. Ink stain on verso bleeds through.
  

  Possibly the Murdoch Morison (1815-1865) listed in Montreal directories as an advocate from 1843 till 1864.

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  Morrison, Joseph Curran (1816-1885)

  Armorial. 10.6 x 7.5 cm. Gagnon I, 4908; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 104; Masson Collection Vol. IX, #1585.
  

  Joseph C. Morrison was born in Ireland and came to Canada in 1832. He was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1839, and entered into a partnership with William Hume Blake. In 1850 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the west riding of York and in 1851 for Niagara. From 1853-54 was solicitorgeneral for Upper Canada and from 1856-57, receiver general. He was back as solicitor-general from 1860-62. In 1862 he was elected a puisne judge of the Court of Common Pleas, promoted to the Queen’s Bench in 1863, and in 1877 was transferred to the Court of Appeal. (Wallace). This bookplate and the Murdoch Morison plate are almost identical.

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  One Year of Law School Credit

  The Law School created a special summer session for returning veterans that allows them to complete an academic year in a few months. The Law Society of Upper Canada waived school and articling requirements for veterans. Students receive one year of law school credit in recognition of their service.