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Frank Joseph Hughes (November 26, 1883 – April 14, 1967) was a
Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
lawyer and
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of the
Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...
. Born in
Peel County, Ontario Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Named for Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the county was organized in 1851. Settlers, however, were in Toronto Township as early as 1807. The Credit Ri ...
, the son of James Hughes and Winnifred Mullarkey, he received a
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degree from Queen's University in 1907 and studied at
Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the ''Osgoode Hall La ...
. In 1911, he was called to the Bar of Ontario. He practised law until he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on March 17, 1933. He resigned on February 13, 1935.


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1883 births 1967 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Lawyers in Ontario Osgoode Hall Law School alumni {{Canada-law-bio-stub