Edward Ludlow Wetmore (March 24, 1841 – January 19, 1922) was a

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judge and politician. Born in

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, the son of Charles Peters Wetmore and Sarah Burr Ketchum, he received a

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degree from the

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in 1859. He was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1864. From 1874 to 1876, he was the mayor of Fredericton. He was elected to

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and was Leader of the Opposition from 1883 to 1886. In 1886, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. In 1887, he was appointed

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of the first Supreme Court of the

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and in 1907 he was appointed the first Chief Justice of

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. He served in this position until 1912. In 1907, he became the first Chancellor of the

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and served in this position until 1917. He died in

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on January 19, 1922.

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