Henry Grattan Nolan
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
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In office March 1, 1956 – July 8, 1957 | |
Nominated by | Louis St. Laurent |
Preceded by | James Wilfred Estey |
Succeeded by | Ronald Martland |
Personal details | |
Born | Calgary, Alberta | May 5, 1893
Died | July 8, 1957 | (aged 64)
Relations | Paddy Nolan, father |
Awards | Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Military service | |
Rank | Brigadier |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Henry Grattan Nolan, CBE, MC (May 5, 1893 – July 8, 1957) was a Canadian lawyer and jurist. He was the first Albertan appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Biography
Nolan was born in
Nolan received a
After the war, he received a second
In 1928, he married Doris Margery McCarter. They had two daughters, Moira and Shelagh.
During World War II, he served with the Canadian Army, becoming a Vice-Judge Advocate General with the rank of brigadier. From 1945 to 1948, he was a prosecutor before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East at Tokyo. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1946.[3]
On March 1, 1956, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and served barely a year until his death in 1957 at the age of 64.
See also
References
- ^ Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Nolan, Patrick James.
- ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 32.
- ^ "No. 37408". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1945. p. 135.