Hugh Paterson Innes

Hugh Paterson Innes
Ontario MPP
In office
1908–1911
Preceded byThomas Robert Atkinson
Succeeded byThomas Robert Atkinson
ConstituencyNorfolk North
Personal details
Born(1870-09-14)September 14, 1870
Dundas, Ontario
DiedOctober 10, 1931(1931-10-10) (aged 61)
Dufferin County, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Mabel M. Livingston
(m. 1896)
OccupationLawyer

Hugh Paterson Innes, KC (September 14, 1870 – October 10, 1931) was an Ontario lawyer, judge and political figure.[1] He represented Norfolk North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1911 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Dundas, Ontario, the son of William P. Innes, and was educated in Simcoe.[1] He studied law at Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1893 and set up practice in Simcoe. Innes served as town solicitor and was also a member of the local school board. In 1908, he was named King's Counsel. He married Mabel M. Livingston in 1896, with whom he had eight children.

He was named judge for Dufferin County in May 1931. Innes died later that year when his car collided with a stationary freight train at night during a heavy rainstorm.

  1. ^ a b The Border Cities Star. The Border Cities Star. 30 April 1931. p. 13.