Sir Louis Henry Davies | |
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![]() Hon. Sir Davies, c. 1903 | |
3rd Premier of Prince Edward Island | |
In office August 15, 1876 – April 25, 1879 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Lieutenant Governor | Robert Hodgson |
Preceded by | Lemuel Owen |
Succeeded by | William Wilfred Sullivan |
Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party | |
In office 1876 – June 20, 1882 | |
Preceded by | Robert Haythorne |
Succeeded by | John Yeo |
Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Kings | |
In office 1872 – August 10, 1876 Serving with A.C. MacDonald, J.E. MacDonald | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | James Robertson |
Member of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 5th Queens | |
In office August 10, 1876 – April 2, 1879 Serving with George W. Deblois | |
Preceded by | Frederick Brecken |
Succeeded by | Neil McLeod |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queen's County | |
In office June 20, 1882 – February 27, 1883 Serving with John Theophilus Jenkins | |
Preceded by | James Colledge Pope Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken |
In office February 27, 1883 – August 19, 1884 Serving with Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | |
In office August 19, 1884 – February 22, 1887 Serving with John Theophilus Jenkins | |
In office February 22, 1887 – June 23, 1896 Serving with William Welsh | |
Succeeded by | abolished 1892 |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for West Queen's | |
In office June 23, 1896 – September 25, 1901 | |
Preceded by | created 1892 |
Succeeded by | Donald Farquharson |
6th Chief Justice of Canada | |
In office October 23, 1918 – May 1, 1924 | |
Nominated by | Robert Borden |
Preceded by | Charles Fitzpatrick |
Succeeded by | Francis Alexander Anglin |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
In office September 25, 1901 – October 23, 1918 | |
Nominated by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Preceded by | George Edwin King |
Succeeded by | Pierre-Basile Mignault |
Personal details | |
Born | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Colony | May 4, 1845
Died | May 1, 1924 Ottawa, Ontario, Dominion of Canada | (aged 78)
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
Spouse |
Susan Wiggins (m. 1872) |
Relations | Benjamin Davies |
Children | 7 |
Residence | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
Alma mater | Prince of Wales College (now part of the University of Prince Edward Island) |
Occupation | lawyer, judge, business person, and publisher |
Profession | Politician |
Cabinet | Attorney General (1876–1879) Solicitor General (1869) Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1896–1901) |
Sir Louis Henry Davies KCMG PC (May 4, 1845 – May 1, 1924) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician, and judge from the province of Prince Edward Island. In a public career spanning six decades, he served as the third premier of Prince Edward Island, a federal Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister, and as both a Puisne Justice and the sixth Chief Justice of Canada.