Robert Wells (Canadian politician)

Robert Wells
Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (St. John's South)
In office
1972–1975
Preceded byHugh Shea
Succeeded byJohn Collins
ConstituencySt. John's South
Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (Kilbride)
In office
1975–1979
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byBob Aylward
ConstituencyKilbride
Minister of Health and Government House Leader
In office
1975–1976
Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
1986–2008
Nominated byBrian Mulroney
President of the Law Society of Newfoundland
In office
1977–1981
57th President of the Canadian Bar Association
In office
1985–1986
Preceded byClaude R. Thomson
Succeeded byBryan Williams
President of the International Commission of Jurists (Canadian Section)
Chancellor of the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
1979–1984
Appointed byBishop Robert Seaborn
Personal details
Born(1933-08-28)August 28, 1933
Badger's Quay, Dominion of Newfoundland
DiedOctober 28, 2020(2020-10-28) (aged 87)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Alma materMemorial University
Oxford University
ProfessionLawyer

Robert Wells QC (August 28, 1933 – October 28, 2020)[1] was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's South from 1972 to 1975 and Kilbride from 1975 to 1979 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly. He sat on the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1986 to 2008.[2]

  1. ^ "The Honourable Robert Wells QC August 28 1933 to October 28 2020, death notice, Canada". October 30, 2020.
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