Sir Joseph Andrew Chisholm (January 9, 1863 – January 22, 1950) was Mayor of
Halifax and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.
Biography
Born in
St. Andrews, Nova Scotia to William and Flora Chisholm, Chisholm was educated at
St. Francis Xavier University
St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada.
History
St. Franc ...
before moving to Halifax in 1896.
He attended
Dalhousie University, where he received his law degree and his first job was in a law firm headed by a man destined to be a future Canadian Prime Minister,
Robert Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I.
Borde ...
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Chisholm was elected as Mayor of Halifax from 1909 to 1912.
[ In 1916, Borden appointed him to the ]Nova Scotia Supreme Court
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court is a superior court in the province of Nova Scotia.
The Supreme Court consists of 25 judicial seats including the position of Chief Justice and Associate Chief Justice. At any given time there may be one or more addit ...
, being the first Dalhousie graduate to be so named. He was appointed chief justice in 1931.
Chisholm also wrote historical articles about past Nova Scotia justices and contributed to the ''Catholic Encyclopedia
The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedia'') i ...
''. In 1909, he edited a revised edition of ''The Speeches and Public Letters of Joseph Howe''.[
In 1935, he became the last Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice to be knighted.][
Joseph Andrew Chisholm was married to Frances Affleck, sister of Annie Affleck, wife of Sir John S. Thompson, in 1891. She died in 1903.][
Chisholm died on January 22, 1950, in Halifax.][
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References
* ''The MacMillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', Toronto, Macmillan, 1973, p. 136.
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1863 births
1950 deaths
Canadian people of Scottish descent
Canadian Knights Bachelor
Canadian King's Counsel
Mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Lawyers in Nova Scotia
Judges in Nova Scotia
Schulich School of Law alumni
People from Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia
Dalhousie University alumni
St. Francis Xavier University alumni