The following individuals have held the position of

Treasurer A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance. Government The treasury ...

of the Law Society of Upper Canada (1797–2018) or the

Law Society of Ontario The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; french: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; frenc ...

(2018–present).

Treasurers of the Law Society of Upper Canada (1797–2018)

* John White 1797–1798 *

Robert Isaac Dey Gray Robert Isaac Dey Gray (ca. 1772 – October 8, 1804) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was probably born in New York, but came to Canada with his parents (James Gray and Elizabeth Low) at the beginning of ...

1798–1801 * Angus Macdonell 1801–1805 *

Thomas Scott Thomas Scott may refer to: Australia * Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860), Anglican clergyman and first Archdeacon of New South Wales * Thomas Scott (Australian politician) (1865–1946), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Thomas Sco ...

1805–1806 * G. D'Arcy Boulton 1806–1811 *

William Warren Baldwin William Warren Baldwin (April 25, 1775 – January 8, 1844) was a doctor, businessman, lawyer, judge, architect and reform politician in Upper Canada. He, and his son Robert Baldwin, are recognized for having introduced the concept of "respon ...

1811–1815 * G. D'Arcy Boulton 1815–1818 *

Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto Sir John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet, (26 July 1791 – 31 January 1863) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was considered the leader of the Family Compact, a group of families which effectively controlled the ea ...

1818–1819 *

Henry John Boulton Henry John Boulton, (1790 – June 18, 1870) was a lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada and the Province of Canada, as well as Chief Justice of Newfoundland. Boulton began his legal career under the tutelage of John Beverly Robin ...

1819–1820 *

1820–1821 *

1821–1822 *

1822–1824 *

1824–1828 *

1828–1829 * George Ridout 1829–1832 *

1832–1836 *

Robert Baldwin Sullivan Robert Baldwin Sullivan, (May 24, 1802 – April 14, 1853), was an Irish-Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the second Mayor of Toronto, Upper Canada. Career In 1835, he was elected to Toronto City Council of the year-old city ...

1836 *

Robert Sympson Jameson Robert Sympson Jameson (1796 – August 1, 1854) was a lawyer and politician in Upper Canada, and later in the Province of Canada. He served as the first Speaker of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1843. Early ...

1836–1841 *

Levius Peters Sherwood Levius Peters Sherwood (December 12, 1777 – May 19, 1850) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born at St. Johns in Lower Canada, the son of Justus Sherwood. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1803. In ...

1841–1843 * William Henry Draper 1843–1845 *

1845–1846 *

1846–1847 *

Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin (May 12, 1804 – December 9, 1858) was an Upper Canadian lawyer and politician who with his political partner Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine of Lower Canada, led the first responsible government ministry in the Province of Canada. " ...

1847–1848 *

James Edward Small James Edward Small, (February 1798 – May 27, 1869) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in York, Upper Canada in 1798, the son of John Small. He attended the Home District School with Ro ...

1848–1849 * Robert Easton Burns 1849–1850 * John Godfrey Spragge 1850 *

1850–1859 * James Buchanan MacAulay 1859 *

John Hillyard Cameron John Hillyard Cameron, (April 14, 1817 – November 14, 1876) was an Ontario lawyer, businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament representing Peel from 1867 to 1872 and Cardwell from 1872 until his death. ...

1859–1876 * Stephen Richards 1876–1879 *

Edward Blake Dominick Edward Blake (October 13, 1833 – March 1, 1912), known as Edward Blake, was the second premier of Ontario, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887. He is one of only three federal permanent Li ...

1879–1893 * Aemilius Irving 1893–1913 *

George Ferguson Shepley George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

1913–1916 *

John Hoskin John Hoskin (1921–1990) was a British sculptor from Cheltenham. He began drawing when he returned from Germany after serving in the Second World War. Terry Frost, a painter from the St. Ives school encouraged him to become a sculptor. John wh ...

1916–1921 * Featherston Osler 1921–1924 * Frederick Weir Harcourt 1924–1927 *

Wallace Nesbitt Wallace Nesbitt, (May 13, 1858 – April 7, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Woodstock, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of John W. Nesbitt and Mary Wallace, he was called to the Ontar ...

1927–1930 * William Norman Tilley 1930–1935 *

Newton Rowell Newton Wesley Rowell, (November 1, 1867 – November 22, 1941) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge, as well as a lay leader in the Methodist Church. Rowell led the Ontario Liberal Party from 1911 to 1917 and put forward a platform a ...

1935–1936 * Michael Herman Ludwig 1936–1937 * Robert Spelman Robertson 1937–1939 * D'Alton Lally McCarthy 1939–1944 * John Shirley Denison 1944–1947 * Gershom William Mason 1947–1950 *

Cyril Frederick Harshaw Carson Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος ('' kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varia ...

1950–1958 *

John Josiah Robinette John Josiah Robinette, (November 20, 1906 – November 18, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer who was one of Canada's premier legal authorities and litigators. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he attended the University of Toronto Schools. In 1926, he re ...

1958–1962 * Joseph Sedgwick 1962–1963 * John Douglas Arnup 1963–1966 *

Brendan O'Brien Brendan O'Brien may refer to: *Brendan O'Brien (bishop) (born 1943), Roman Catholic archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada *Brendan O'Brien (cricketer) (born 1942), Irish former cricketer *Brendan O'Brien (journalist), senior Irish journalist on R ...

1966–1968 *

William Goldwin Carrington Howland William Goldwin Carrington Howland (March 17, 1915 – May 13, 1994) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and former Chief Justice of Ontario. Life and career Howland was born in Toronto and educated at Upper Canada College. He graduated from th ...

1968–1970 * Goldwin Arthur Martin 1970–1971 * Sydney Lewis Robins 1971–1974 * Stuart Douglas Thom 1974–1976 * Wesley Gibson Gray 1976–1978 * George Duncan Finlayson 1978–1980 * John Douglas Bowlby 1980–1983 *

1983 *

Laura Legge Laura Legge, OOnt, QC (January 27, 1923 –October 5, 2010) was a recipient of the Order of Ontario in 2003. Legge graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1948 after earning a B.A. and a nursing degree. Legge received an honorary LLD f ...

1983–1985 * Pierre Genest 1985–1986 *

Arthur Richard Andrew Scace Arthur Richard Andrew Scace, CM, QC - was a lawyer and jurist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Nova Scotia and is the director of the Canadian Opera Company. After graduating from the Un ...

1986–1987 *William Daniel Chilcott 1987–1988 *

1988 * Lee Kenneth Ferrier 1988–1990 * James MacDonald Spence 1990–1992 *

Allan Michael Rock Allan Michael Rock (born August 30, 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian lawyer, former politician, diplomat and university administrator. He was Canada's ambassador to the United Nations (2004–2006) and had previously served in the Canadian Cabin ...

1992–1993 * Paul Stephen Andrew Lamek 1993–1995 * Eleanor Susan Elliott 1995–1997 *

Harvey Thomas Strosberg Harvey Thomas Strosberg, (born September 1, 1944) is a Canadian lawyer. He is a senior partner at the law firm of Strosberg, Sasso, Sutts LLP. Early life Harvey Strosberg was raised in Windsor, Ontario, and graduated from Kennedy Collegiate I ...

1997–1999 *

Robert Patrick Armstrong Robert Patrick Armstrong (born March 7, 1938) is a Canadian lawyer and retired judge. He served on the Court of Appeal for Ontario from 2002 until his retirement in 2013. Before serving on the bench, Armstrong was a partner at Torys and was ...

1999–2001 *

Vern Krishna Vern Krishna, , is a professor of law at the University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The ma ...

2001–2003 * Frank Neal Stephen Marrocco 2003–2005 *

George Douglas Hunter George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Preside ...

2005–2006 *

Clayton Ruby Clayton Charles Ruby (6 February 1942 – 2 August 2022) was a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights. Early life and education Ruby was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Marie (Bochner) and ...

(interim treasurer) 2006 * Gavin MacKenzie 2006–2008 *Derry Millar 2008–2010 *Laurie Pawlitza 2010–2012 * Thomas G. Conway 2012–2014 * Janet E. Minor 2014–2016 *

Paul Schabas Paul B. Schabas is a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was senior litigation partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto and was one of Canada's leading barristers. In addition to ...

2016–2018

Treasurers of the Law Society of Ontario (2018–present)

* Malcolm M. Mercer 2018–2020{{cite web , url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/malcolm-m-mercer-elected-treasurer-of-the-law-society-of-ontario-686832331.html , title= Malcolm M. Mercer elected Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario , work=newswire.ca , accessdate=2018-06-28 * Teresa Donnelly 2020–22 * Jacqueline Horvat 2022–present

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