Robert Taschereau
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The Right Honourable Robert Taschereau PC CC |
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Robert Taschereau, c.1915
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| 11th Chief Justice of Canada | |
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In office April 22, 1963 – September 1, 1967 |
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| Nominated by | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Patrick Kerwin |
| Succeeded by | John Robert Cartwright |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
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In office February 9, 1940 – April 22, 1963 |
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| Nominated by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Cannon |
| Succeeded by | Wishart Spence |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bellechasse | |
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In office 1930–1936 |
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| Preceded by | Antonin Galipeault |
| Succeeded by | Émile Boiteau |
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September 10, 1896 Quebec City, Quebec |
| Died | July 26, 1970 (aged 73) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Donohue (m. 1926) (1903-1977) |
| Alma mater | Université Laval, Faculté de droit |
Robert Taschereau, PC CC (September 10, 1896 – July 26, 1970) was a lawyer who became the 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and who briefly served as acting Governor General of Canada following the death of Georges Vanier in 1967.
He was born in Quebec City. He studied at Laval University and obtained a B.A. degree in 1916 and LL.L. in 1920.
Following a career as a lawyer, Taschereau entered politics as a Liberal and won a seat in the Quebec National Assembly in 1930. He held his seat of the riding of Bellechasse until retiring in 1936.
On February 9, 1940, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, filling the vacancy created by the death of his former law partner, Lawrence Cannon.
In 1946, he and fellow Justice Roy Kellock conducted the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada that had been prompted by the Gouzenko Affair.
Taschereau was promoted to Chief Justice in 1963.
According to the Canadian rules of succession, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is second-in-line to the Governor Generalship, and serves in an interim capacity until a new one can be recommended by the Prime Minister and chosen by the Queen.
Taschereau acted as Governor General from Vanier's death on March 5 to April 17, 1967 at which point Prime Minister Lester Pearson and the Queen appointed Roland Michener as the new Governor General.
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