Albert Clements Killam
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Queen's Counsel
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(September 18, 1849 – March 1, 1908) was a Canadian
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lawyer, politician, judge, railway commissioner, and Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
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. He was the first judge from Western Canada
Western Canada
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to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
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, the son of George Killam and Caroline Clements, he received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in 1872 from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
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. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1877 and practised for two years in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
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. In 1879, he moved to Winnipeg
Winnipeg
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and was called to the Manitoba bar.
In 1881 he became an examiner of the Law Society of Manitoba
Law Society of Manitoba
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, and he served as a bencher of the society from 1882 to 1885. He was appointed QC
Queen's Counsel
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by the Governor General
Governor General of Canada
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, Lord Lansdowne
Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
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on 9 May 1884.
In 1883, he was elected as a Liberal to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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for the riding of Winnipeg South
Winnipeg South (provincial electoral division)
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. He resigned in 1885, when he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. In 1899, he was named Chief Justice of Manitoba and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1903. He resigned in 1905 to become Chief Commissioner of the Board of Railway Commissioners. He died in 1908.
Killam, Alberta
Killam, Alberta
Killam is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Flagstaff County, east of Camrose at the junction of Highway 13 and Veterans Memorial Highway, Highway 36. The mayor of Killam is Bud James.- Demographics :...
is named in his honour.