Oswald Smith Crocket (April 13, 1868 – March 2, 1945) was a

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lawyer, politician, and

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of the

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. Born in

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, the son of William Crocket and Marion Caldwell, he received a

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in 1886 from the

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. He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practised law. In

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, he was elected to the

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in the riding of York, New Brunswick as a

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. He was re-elected in

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

and

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

. In 1913, he was appointed the Court of King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. In 1932, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and served until he retired in 1943. He died in 1945, at home.

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Supreme Court of Canada biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crocket, Oswald Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Lawyers in New Brunswick Journalists from New Brunswick 1868 births 1945 deaths