Robert Taschereau

Robert Taschereau, PC, CC ( born September 10, 1896 in Quebec City, † July 26, 1970 ) was a Canadian judge and politician. He was a member from 1940 to 1967 the Supreme Court of Canada, and was its chairman from 1963 ( Chief Justice ).

Biography

Taschereau was born into one of the most influential families in Québec. His father, Louis -Alexandre had been prime minister of the province, his grandfather Jean- Thomas had the Supreme Court heard. A more distant relative, Henri- Elzéar had been the Supreme Court from 1902 to 1906 chairman.

Taschereau studied law at the Université de Laval in 1920 and was admitted to the bar, after which he entered the law office of his father. Part-time, he taught criminal law at his university. For the Parti libéral du Québec, he was from 1930 to 1936 deputy in the National Assembly of Quebec. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King appointed him on February 9, 1940 Supreme Court of Canada, as successor to his former law firm partner Lawrence Cannon. 1946 initiated Taschereau and his colleague Judge Roy Kellock those Commission, which investigated the case of defecting Soviet spy Igor Gouzenko.

On April 22, 1963 appointed Prime Minister Lester Pearson Taschereau Chief Justice. Since after the death of Governor General Georges Vanier passed more than six weeks until the appointment of a successor, he took over in March / April 1967 in addition the office of Acting Governor-General and thus represented the head of state. On September 1, 1967, he resigned.

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