Edmund Leslie Newcombe CMG KC |
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Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
In office September 16, 1924 – December 9, 1931 |
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Nominated by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Preceded by | Francis Alexander Anglin |
Succeeded by | Oswald Smith Crocket |
Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General | |
In office 1893–1924 |
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Preceded by | Robert Sedgewick |
Succeeded by | William Stuart Edwards |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia |
February 17, 1859
Died | December 9, 1931 | (aged 72)
Alma mater |
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Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Edmund Leslie Newcombe, CMG KC (February 17, 1859 – December 9, 1931) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, the son of John Cumming Newcombe and Abigail H. Calkin, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1878 and a Master of Arts degree in 1881 from Dalhousie University. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1881 from the short-lived University of Halifax.
In 1882, he was called to the Nova Scotia Bar and started to practice law.
In 1893, he became Deputy Minister of Justice and was called to the Ontario Bar. In 1924, he was appointed to the Supreme Court and served until his death in 1931.