Douglas Abbott

Douglas Abbott

Douglas Charles Abbott, PC (May 29, 1899 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He was born in Lennoxville, Quebec. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Abbott served as both Minister of National Defence and Minister of Finance. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on July 1, 1954 and served as Puisne Justice until December 23, 1973.

As of 2011, Abbott was the last Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada appointed directly to the Court from the Cabinet of Canada, and the last Justice to have held elected office prior to his appointment.

Parliamentary seats

House of Commons

• 16 May 1940-16 April 1945: St. Antoine—Westmount, Quebec
• 6 September 1945-30 April 1949: St. Antoine—Westmount, Quebec
• 15 September 1949-13 June 1953: St. Antoine—Westmount, Quebec
• 12 November 1953-30 June 1954: Saint-Antoine—Westmount, Quebec

Parliamentary functions

Ministry

• 18 April 1945-11 December 1946: Minister of National Defence for Naval Services
• 21 August 1945-11 December 1946: Minister of National Defence
• 10 December 1946-30 June 1954: Minister of Finance and Receiver General

Parliamentary Secretary

• 1 April 1943-7 March 1945: Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance
• 8 March 1945-16 April 1945: Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence

External links

• Douglas Abbott - Parliament of Canada biography
• Supreme Court of Canada's biography

Legal offices
Preceded by Patrick Kerwin	Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada July 1, 1954 – December 23, 1973	Succeeded by Brian Dickson/Jean Beetz/Louis-Philippe de Grandpré

Persondata
Name	Abbott, Douglas
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 May 1899
Place of birth
Date of death	15 March 1987
Place of death

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