Robert Spelman Robertson
Robert Spelman Robertson (December 11, 1870 – May 28, 1955) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was
Biography
Born in
Fasken in Toronto in 1917. He was made a King's Counsel in 1921. He was a prominent civil litigator, and was one of William Lyon Mackenzie King
's favourite litigators in constitutional cases.
He was elected a bencher of the
Law Society of Upper Canada
in 1930 and was Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1937 to 1938, when he was appointed Chief Justice. He retired in 1952 and died three years later.
References
- ^ "Former Chief Justice Dies at 84". The Kingston Whig-Standard. 30 May 1955. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Mr. R. S. Robertson". The Times: 9. 31 May 1955.