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Ezekiel McLeod, (October 29, 1840 – June 11, 1920) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented the city of St. John in the

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from 1882 to 1886 and the City of St. John in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a

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member. He was born in Cardwell, New Brunswick, the son of John McLeod and Mary McCready. He received an

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from

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in 1867 and was called to the bar the following year. McLeod served as attorney general in the province's executive council from 1882 to 1883. In 1882, he was named

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. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1886. McLeod was

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from 1914 to 1917. In June 1914, McLeod was one of the three judges appointed to conduct the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the

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steamship , which resulted in the loss of 1,012 lives. Fifth Session of the Twelfth Parliament of the Dominion of Canada. Session 1915 Sessional Papers Volume 16. Sessional Paper 21b.
''Report and Evidence of the Commission of Enquiry into the Loss of the British Steamship "Empress of Ireland" of Liverpool (0. No. 123972) Through Collision With the Norwegian Steamship "Storstad." Quebec, June, 1914''. The Internet Archive.

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1840 births 1920 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Harvard Law School alumni Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Judges in New Brunswick Canadian King's Counsel 19th-century King's Counsel {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub