Percival H. Gordon, (January 27, 1884 – April 6, 1975) was a
Canadian
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lawyer and a Justice of the
Saskatchewan
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Court of Appeal.
Born in
Qu'Appelle,
North-West Territories of Scottish-Presbyterian immigrant parents and completing primary and high school in the town, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Toronto
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in 1905 and a master's degree in 1906. He was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1908 and appointed
King's Counsel in 1927. He "served as chancellor of the
Anglican diocese of Qu’Appelle from 1921 to 1942 and as executive chairman of the Canadian Red Cross."
[Canadian Plains Research Center, "Gordon, Percival H. (1884–1975)." ''The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan'' http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/gordon_percival_h_1884-1975.html Retrieved June 19, 2013.] He was appointed to the
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal
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Jurisdiction and structure
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in 1935 and retired in 1961.
In 1968, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the cen ...
.
References
1884 births
1975 deaths
Judges in Saskatchewan
Officers of the Order of Canada
Canadian King's Counsel
People from Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
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