Percival H. Gordon, (January 27, 1884 – April 6, 1975) was a

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lawyer and a Justice of the

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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

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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

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in 1935 and retired in 1961. In 1968, he was made an Officer of the

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1884 births 1975 deaths Judges in Saskatchewan Officers of the Order of Canada Canadian King's Counsel People from Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan {{Canada-law-bio-stub