Douglas Abbott

The Honourable Douglas Abbott PC
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office July 1, 1954 – December 23, 1973
Nominated by	Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	Patrick Kerwin
Succeeded by	Louis-Philippe de Grandpré
Minister of Finance
In office December 10, 1946 – June 30, 1954
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent
Preceded by	James Lorimer Ilsley
Succeeded by	Walter Harris
Minister of National Defence
In office August 21, 1945 – December 9, 1946
Prime Minister	W. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Andrew McNaughton
Succeeded by	Brooke Claxton
Member of Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount
In office March 26, 1940 – June 30, 1954
Preceded by	Robert Smeaton White
Succeeded by	George Carlyle Marler
Personal details
Born	Douglas Charles Abbott (1899-05-29)May 29, 1899 Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
Died	March 15, 1987(1987-03-15) (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouses	Mary Winnifred Chisholm ​ ​ (m. 1925; died 1980)​ Florence Elizabeth Scarth ​ ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	3, including Tony
Alma mater	Bishop's University McGill Law School Université de Dijon
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service	Non-Permanent Active Militia Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916–1918 1918
Rank	Gunner (NPAM)[1]
Unit	7th (McGill) Siege Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Douglas Charles Abbott PC (May 29, 1899 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament, federal Cabinet Minister, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Abbott's appointment directly from the Cabinet of Canada as Finance Minister to the Supreme Court was one of the most controversial in the Supreme Court's history.^[2]