Hugh Paterson Innes
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Hugh Paterson Innes was an Ontario
lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Norfolk North
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1908 to 1911 as a Conservative
member.
He was born in Dundas, Ontario
, the son of William P. Innes, and was educated in Simcoe
. He studied law at Osgoode Hall
, was called to the bar in 1893 and set up practice in Simcoe. Innes served as town solicitor and was also a member of the local school board. In 1908, he was named King's Counsel. He married Mabel M. Livingston in 1896.
He was named judge for Dufferin County
in May 1931. Innes died later that year when his car collided with a stationary freight train at night during a heavy rainstorm.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented Norfolk North
Norfolk North
For the UK Parliament constituency, see North Norfolk Norfolk North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1908 to 1911 as a Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member.
He was born in Dundas, Ontario
Dundas, Ontario
Dundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
, the son of William P. Innes, and was educated in Simcoe
Simcoe, Ontario
Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada located near Lake Erie. It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County....
. He studied law at Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto constructed between 1829 and 1832 in the late Georgian Palladian and Neoclassical styles. It houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice, and the Law Society of Upper Canada...
, was called to the bar in 1893 and set up practice in Simcoe. Innes served as town solicitor and was also a member of the local school board. In 1908, he was named King's Counsel. He married Mabel M. Livingston in 1896.
He was named judge for Dufferin County
Dufferin County, Ontario
Dufferin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Orangeville, and the current Warden is Deputy Mayor Warren Maycock of the Town of Orangeville, Ontario. The Current Chief Administrative Officer is Linda J. Dean...
in May 1931. Innes died later that year when his car collided with a stationary freight train at night during a heavy rainstorm.