William Alexander Henry
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
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| In office September 30, 1875 – May 3, 1888 | |
| Nominated by | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Preceded by | None (new position) |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Salmon Patterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1816 Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Died | May 3, 1888 (aged 71) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Children | 8 all together and from each wife 7 from Christianna Mcdonald and 1 from Sophia Mcdonald |
| Profession | Lawyer, Judge |
William Alexander Henry (December 30, 1816 – May 3, 1888) was a
Henry was born in
Henry was a strong believer in the benefits that could be derived from a British American union such as free trade and the construction of the Intercontinental Railway. Henry was a delegate to all three
After Confederation, Henry suffered defeat in his own district for the first time in 24 years. He returned to private practice in Halifax and was elected mayor of the city in 1870.[4] Although he was denied a judgeship in Nova Scotia, Henry was one of the first appointed to the newly created Supreme Court of Canada in 1875. He died in Ottawa, Ontario.[5]
Henry was a Freemason of St. John’s Lodge, No. 161 (England) in Halifax, and affiliated with Civil Service Lodge No. 148 (Ontario) of Ottawa on March 13, 1883.[6]
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Antigonish | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Anti-Confederation | Hugh McDonald | 1,238 | 76.04 | |||||
| Conservative | William A. Henry | 390 | 23.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,628 | 100.00 | ||||||
| This electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867 from the colonial Province of Nova Scotia's Antigonish electoral district. William Alexander Henry was one of the incumbents, along with John McKinnon .
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| Source: Library of Parliament[8] | ||||||||
Footnotes
- ^ Allison, David & Tuck, Clyde Edwin, The History of Nova Scotia, Volume III. Part 1 (1916, A. Bowen & Co., Halifax).
- ^ [1] Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Blakeley, Phyllis R. (1982). "Henry, William Alexander". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Supreme Court of Canada - Biographies: The Honourable William Alexander Henry.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Michael Jenkyns (July 2017). "Canada's Sesquicentennial - Freemasonry and Confederation". Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Henry House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ Library of Parliament. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (1867 - 1917)". Retrieved 1 December 2015.