- Ward Chipman, Jr.
Ward Chipman (
July 10 1787 –November 26 1851 ) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the pre-Confederation Province of New Brunswick, Canada.He was born in
Saint John, New Brunswick in 1787, the son ofWard Chipman . He studied inSalem, Massachusetts and then atHarvard College . He studied law in his father's office and became an attorney in 1808. In 1810, he went toLondon and continued his studies in law with George Sowley Holroyd, being admitted to the bar inEngland in 1812. On his return, he resumed practice and , in 1815, was named recorder for the city of Saint John. He later became a director of theBank of New Brunswick . He assisted his father during negotiations held in 1816 with the state ofMaine to determine the ownership of certain islands inPassamaquoddy Bay . In 1820, he was elected to theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Saint John County. In 1824, he was elected Speaker for the assembly. In 1825, after his father's death, he was named to the New Brunswick Supreme Court. In 1834, he was named chief justice for New Brunswick, which also made his president of the Legislative Council. He resigned from the council in 1842 and from his position as judge in 1850 due to illness.He died in Saint John in 1851.
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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3830 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
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