William Dummer Powell
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William Dummer Powell was a prominent early Canadian jurist who served as Chief Justice of Upper Canada in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Dummer Powell canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedAs | Chief Justice of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1755-02-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1834-09-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Inns of Court
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Middle Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1825 ⓘ |
| era |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British common law in Upper Canada ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Executive Council of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
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Legislative Council of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Jane Dummer Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Loyalist migration to British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Dummer Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing early Canadian jurisprudence
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serving as Chief Justice of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the legal system of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Toronto
NERFINISHED
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Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Upper Canada
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Member of the Executive Council of Upper Canada ⓘ Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada ⓘ Puisne judge of the Court of King’s Bench for Upper Canada ⓘ Speaker of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Toronto
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York, Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Murray Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| studied | law ⓘ |
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