Gordon Edward Corbould, KC (November 2, 1847 – August 19, 1926) was a Canadian lawyer and

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politician. In an 1890 by-election triggered by the death of the incumbent MP Donald Chisholm, he was chosen to represent

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in the

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. He was re-elected once, and sat in the house until 1896. Born in

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, the son of Charles and Mary Corbould, Corbould was educated at the

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. He was admitted to practice in Ontario in 1872 and practice law in Orillia, Ontario. He moved to

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in 1880 and was called to the bar of British Columbia in 1882. Corbould served as Treasurer (chief elected officer) of the Law Society of British Columbia from 1912 to 1920.

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* * https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/about-us/benchers/presidents-and-treasurers,-1869-to-present/ 1847 births 1926 deaths Lawyers in British Columbia Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Old Toronto Politicians from Toronto Canadian King's Counsel {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub