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Diversifying the Bar: Lawyers Make History Biographies of Early And ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Biographies of Early and Exceptional Ontario Lawyers of Diverse Communities Arranged By Year Called to the Bar, Part 1: 1797 to 1940 Click here to download Biographies of Early and Exceptional Ontario Lawyers of Diverse Communities Arranged By Year Called to the Bar, Part 2: 1941 to the Present For each lawyer, this document offers some or all of the following information: name gender year and place of birth, and year of death where applicable year called to the bar in Ontario (and/or, until 1889, the year admitted to the courts as a solicitor; from 1889, all lawyers admitted to practice were admitted as both barristers and solicitors, and all were called to the bar) whether appointed K.C. or Q.C. name of diverse community or heritage biographical notes name of nominating person or organization if relevant sources used in preparing the biography (note: living lawyers provided or edited and approved their own biographies including the names of their community or heritage) suggestions for further reading, and photo where available. The biographies are ordered chronologically, by year called to the bar, then alphabetically by last name. To reach a particular period, click on the following links: 1797–1900, 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940. For more information on the project, including the set of all biographies arranged by diverse community rather than by year of call, please click here for the Diversifying the Bar: Lawyers Make History home page. Last published May 2012 by The Law Society of Upper Canada. ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history 1797 - 1900 Name: HAGERMAN, Nicholas Male Born 1761 in New York Died 1819 Called to the Bar: 1797 Name of Heritage or Community: Dutch Biographical Information: Nicholas Hagerman was one of the first practising lawyers of Upper Canada, and one of the ten men who founded the Law Society on 17 July, 1797, at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Hagerman was of Dutch ancestry and born in the colony of New York. A loyalist, he eventually settled in Adolphustown on the Bay of Quinte in 1784 and practised there until his death. He was also a farmer, militia captain and a justice of the peace. Hagerman was elected a bencher of the Law Society. His son, Christopher, became a prominent politician, lawyer and judge. Source: Robert L. Fraser, "Hagerman, Christopher Alexander," Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online v. 7. Web. On the founding of the Law Society of Upper Canada, see Christopher Moore, The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario Lawyers, 1797-1997 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997), 13-7. ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Name: MACDONELL, Angus Male Born ? Died 1804 Called to the Bar: 1797 Name of Heritage or Community: Roman Catholic Biographical Information: Angus Macdonell was a founding member of the bar of Upper Canada in 1797, so he cannot be credited with diversifying an institution that he helped to create. However, he was the first Catholic member of a bar that would be dominated for more than a century by Protestants. His loyalist Scottish credentials, ability to speak French, and ambitious, restless nature explain his prominence in the turbulent early days of Upper Canada. Macdonell was appointed the first speaker of its House of Assembly. With limited and varying success, he was also a chemist, inventor, poet, man of business, and politician, and from 1794, an attorney. He became the Law Society's third Treasurer in 1801. Along with more than two dozen other passengers, including other leaders of the colony’s legal profession, Macdonell died during a storm on Lake Ontario in the wreck of the HMS Speedy, on route to Newcastle to defend an Ojibwe man who was charged with murder. Derived from Allan J. MacDonald, "Angus Macdonell," Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online v. 5 (University of Toronto/Université Laval). Web. See also Brendan O'Brien, Speedy Justice: The Tragic Last Voyage of His Majesty's Vessel Speedy (Toronto: Osgoode Society, University of Toronto Press, 1992). ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Nom: BABY, Charles Homme Né en 1806 à Québec Décédé en 1871 Admission au Barreau: 1828 Nom du patrimoine ou de la collectivité: Francophone; catholique romain Biographie: Charles Baby est fils de la famille Francophone catholique romaine la plus en vue du Haut- Canada. Son père, Jacques, qu'on appele aussi James, siège au comité exécutif et au conseil législatif du Haut-Canada. Me Baby prend part à la Rébellion de 1837 et 1838. Un des premiers avocats catholiques romains en Ontario, il pratique à York (Toronto) et à Sandwich (Windsor) dont il devient maire. Me Baby est aussi connu comme l'avocat qui a essayé d'aider Nelson Hackett, un esclave qui avait fui l'Arkansas et qui a été extradé aux États-Unis en 1842. Me Baby devient conseiller au Barreau du Haut-Canada en 1850 et y siège pendant une vingtaine d’années. Nomination faite par Jean Yves Pelletier. Sources : Elizabeth Burrell and Evelyn G. McLean, A Mansion on the Detroit Frontier: The Duff-Baby Story, A Bicentennial Celebration (Windsor: Amis Duff- Baby, 1998); Elizabeth Abbott-Namphy, « Nelson Hackett », Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online v. 7 (University of Toronto/Université Laval) Web. ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Name: BABY, Charles Male Born 1806 Died 1871 Called to the Bar: 1828 Name of Heritage or Community: Francophone; Roman Catholic Biographical Information: Charles Baby was a scion of the most influential Francophone and Roman Catholic family in Upper Canada. His father, Jacques, sat on Upper Canada's Executive and Legislative Councils. Charles served in the Rebellions of 1837 and 1838. One of the first Roman Catholic lawyers in Ontario, he practised in York (Toronto) and Sandwich (Windsor), and became mayor of the latter. Baby is also remembered as the lawyer who tried to assist Nelson Hackett, a fugitive slave from Arkansas, who unsuccessfully fought extradition to the United States in 1842. Baby became a bencher of the Law Society in 1850 and served for about twenty years. Nominated by Jean Yves Pelletier. Sources: Elizabeth Burrell and Evelyn G. McLean, A Mansion on the Detroit Frontier: The Duff-Baby Story, A Bicentennial Celebration (Windsor: Amis Duff- Baby, 1998); Elizabeth Abbott-Namphy, "Nelson Hackett," Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online v. 7 (University of Toronto/Université Laval). Web. ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Name: O'REILLY, James Male Born 1823 in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland Died 1875 Called to the Bar: 1847 Q.C. Name of Heritage or Community: Irish Catholic Biographical Information: James O’Reilly emigrated to Canada in 1832. Articling and studying with John Hagarty and other leading men of the bar in eastern Ontario, he became a prominent lawyer and businessman. He was well-connected in Catholic and legal circles through his involvement in lay and religious organizations, his terms as alderman and recorder of Kingston in the 1850s and 1860s, his service as a bencher of the Law Society from 1869 to 1875, and his large criminal and civil practice. His most famous case was the prosecution of Patrick Whelan, the assassin of D’Arcy McGee in 1868. In politics he was a Conservative and was asked to run for election as MP for South Renfrew by Sir John A. Macdonald to counter Catholic discontent with the party. He was elected but left politics in 1874, preferring law to politics. Swainson notes that O’Reilly rather than John O’Connor (see biography) would have been the first Irish Catholic appointed as a superior court judge, had he not died in 1875. Source: Donald Swainson, "O'Reilly, James," Dictionary of Canadian Biography v. 10 ; Nicholas Flood Davin, The Irishman in Canada, (Toronto: 1877), 367-71; George Spaight, reporter,“Trial of Patrick James Whelen for the murder of the Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee,” Ottawa Times 1868, Internet Archive, www.archive.org/details/cihm_23543. Web. ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Name: O'CONNOR, John, Jr. Male Born 1824 in Boston, Mass. Died 1887 Called to the Bar: 1854 Q.C. Name of Heritage or Community: Persons with Disabilities; Irish Catholic Biographical Information: John O'Connor was Ontario’s first Irish Catholic judge. He decided on the legal profession after he lost a leg in a lumbering accident at age 19; he used a wooden leg and cane. O’Connor began his legal career with the influential Roman Catholic Baby family in Windsor. He soon entered local politics and served in the 1850s and 1860s as councillor, reeve and warden of Essex County. After Confederation, he represented Essex from 1867 to 1874 as Ontario’s only Catholic member of Parliament, and thus was useful to the Conservatives during a a period in which Catholics were demanding greater influence in government and politics. O’Connor was also an outspoken opponent of the Fenian movement. However, he was disappointed in the minor cabinet positions he was given and unable, because of illness and political responsibilities, to maintain his law practice. He was appointed to the Queen’s Bench in 1884 but sat only three years before his death. Sources: Donald Swainson, "John O'Connor," Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online v. 11 (University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2000). Web; David Read, Lives of the Judges of Upper Canada and Ontario (Toronto: Roswell & Hutchison, 1888), 425-34. See also J. C. Dent, The Canadian Portrait Gallery v. 4 (Toronto: J. B. Magurn, 1881), 164-5. ■ Diversifying the bar: lawyers make history Name: SUTHERLAND, Robert Male Born 1830 in Jamaica Died 1878 Called to the Bar: 1855 Name of Heritage or Community: Black Biographical Information: The son of an African-Jamaican mother and a Scottish father, Robert Sutherland is considered to be the first Black university student, university graduate, and lawyer in Ontario.
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