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Fitzgerald, R.R. (1813-?)
Armorial. 9.2 x 6.1 cm. Harrod & Ayearst, p. 62.
Rowan Roberts Fitzgerald was born in Ireland in 1847, and arrived in Canada the year of his birth. He settled in Charlottetown, and was a judge in the Prince Edward Island courts. He became Queen's Council on October 11th, 1880.
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Foster, George Green, K.C. (1860-1931)
Armorial. 9.5 x 6.3 cm. Harrod & Ayearst, p. 63; Masson Coll. Vol. V, #816.
George Foster, a Canadian senator, was born in Knowlton, educated at McGill, and called to the bar in 1881, and to the Senate in 1917. He was a medal collector, whose collection was sold to Eddy Mack, Montreal antique dealer and collector in the 1950s and 60s.
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Hagarty, J.H. (1816-1900)
Armorial. 7.3 x 6 cm. Gagnon II, 2729; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 69; Masson Collection Vol. VI, #940.
Sir John Hawkins Hagarty was born in Ireland and came to Canada in 1835. He was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1840 and in 1856 was appointed a puisne judge of the court of common pleas, the beginning of a long career as a judge in Upper Canada. In 1884 he was made chief justice of Ontario. He retired in 1897 and was knighted the same year. (Wallace).
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Harrison, Robert A. (1833-1878)
Armorial. 12.4 x 8 cm. Gagnon I, 4859; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 73; Masson Collection Vol. VI, #980.
Robert Alexander Harrison was born in Montreal. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Trinity University in Toronto and was called to the bar in 1855. He enjoyed a distinguished career in law which led to his appointment as chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench in Ontario in 1875. (Wallace).
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Lefroy, Augustus Henry Frazer (1852-1919)
Armorial. 8.6 x 6.6 cm. Gagnon I, 4878; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 86; Masson Collection Vol. VIII, #1211. Hardly noticeable repaired tear at the word “Sperno” below shield.
Armorial. 8.6 x 6.6 cm. Gagnon I, 4878; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 86; Masson Collection Vol. VIII, #1211. Hardly noticeable repaired tear at the word “Sperno” below shield.
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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).
This is a gallery of bookplates ("Ex libris") and booksellers'/bookbinders' labels from books in the Balfour Halévy Special Collections in the Canada Law Book Rare Book Room of the Osgoode Hall Law School Library. All the bookplates are related to leading figures in the law, primarily from Canada and Britain; but there are also some library bookplates. All are evidence of provenance and former ownership. They are also objects of graphic art and design, and are of significant bibliographic interest in their own right.
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