- John Idington
John Idington, LL.B (
October 14 ,1840 –February 7 ,1928 ) was a Canadian justice of theSupreme Court of Canada .Born in Puslinch,
Upper Canada (nowOntario ), the son of Peter Idington and Catherine Stewart, he received hisBachelor of Laws degree from theUniversity of Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar both in 1864. He practiced law in Stratford,Canada West (now Ontario) for forty years.In 1904, he was appointed to the High Court of Justice of Ontario and he was appointed by
Wilfrid Laurier to the Supreme Court onFebruary 10 ,1905 .Notable decisions include his dissent in
Quong Wing v. R. (49 S.C.R. 44), in which he disagreed with the effects of racist legislation, on the basis that the use of the term "Chinaman" could not have been meant to refer to naturalized Canadians of chinese origin.He retired on
March 31 ,1927 .References
* [http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/aboutcourt/judges/idington/index_e.asp Supreme Court biography]
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