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Born in Saskatchewan , he graduated with degrees in both Arts and Laws from the University Of Saskatchewan . In 1933 he was elected a Rhodes Scholar and went to study at the University Of Oxford . He was called to the Bar Of Saskatchewan .

From 1957 to 1960 , he was the Eighth Deputy Minister of the Department of Justice. In 1960 he became general counsel for the Canadian Pacific Railway . He was later appointed president of the Exchequer Court Of Canada . He was the First Chief Justice of the Federal Court Of Canada from 1971 until 1979.

On 9 May 1958 , he was awarded an Honorary DCL from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1981 , he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada .


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