Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon

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Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon
Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Centre
In office
1916–1923
Preceded byEugène Leclerc
Succeeded byPierre-Vincent Faucher
Personal details
Born(1877-04-28)April 28, 1877
Charles-Arthur Dumoulin Cannon
Alma materUniversité Laval
ProfessionLawyer

Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon (April 28, 1877 – December 25, 1939) was a

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
.

Born in

Arthabaska, Quebec, the son of Lawrence John Cannon and Aurélie Dumoulin, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1896 from Université Laval. In 1899 he received an LL.L also from Université Laval. He was called to the Bar in 1899 and practised law. His brother was Lucien Cannon
, a politician and cabinet minister.

In 1908, he was elected to the City council of

Liberal. He was re-elected in 1919 but was defeated in 1923
.

He returned to private practice until he was appointed to the Court of King's Bench of Quebec in 1927. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1930 and served until his death in 1939.

His great-nephew Lawrence Cannon was a Member of Parliament from 2006 to 2011, serving in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet.

External links

  • Supreme Court of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.