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

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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,

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. Chisholm was elected as Mayor of Halifax from 1909 to 1912. In 1916, Borden appointed him to the

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, 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 ''

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''. 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.

References

* ''The MacMillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography'', Toronto, Macmillan, 1973, p. 136. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chisholm, Joseph 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