Francis Robert Latchford
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Ontario
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lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Renfrew South
Renfrew South
Renfrew South was a federal and provincial electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was located in the province of Ontario...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1899 to 1904 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Aylmer, Quebec
Aylmer, Quebec
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, the son of James Culhane Latchford, an Irish
Ireland
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immigrant, and studied at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
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. Latchford was called to the bar in 1886. He was named King's Counsel in 1899. Latchford served as Commissioner of Public Works from 1899 to 1904 and Attorney General of Ontario
Attorney General of Ontario
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from 1904 to 1905. He was named a judge in the Supreme Court of Ontario
Supreme Court of Ontario
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in 1908 and served until his death. Latchford was also an amateur conchologist specializing in fresh water molluscs. He died in Toronto
Toronto
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