John Hawkins Hagarty
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Sir John Hawkins Hagarty (17 September 1816 - 27 April 1900) was a Canadian
lawyer, teacher, and judge.
Born in Dublin, Ireland
, Hagarty was educated at Trinity College, Dublin
for a year before emigrating to Upper Canada
in 1834. He was a student-at-law in the law office of George Duggan
in Toronto. He was called to the Bar in 1840 and was a partner with John Willoughby Crawford
. As well from 1852 to 1855, he taught at Trinity College, Toronto
. In 1856, he was appointed a judge. He was a judge for 41 years including: Puisne Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1856–62), judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench (1862–68), Chief Justice of Common Pleas (1868–78), Chief Justice of Queen’s Bench (1878–84), and President of the Court of Appeal and Chief Justice of Ontario (1884–97). He was knighted when he retired in 1897.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lawyer, teacher, and judge.
Born in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Hagarty was educated at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
for a year before emigrating to Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
in 1834. He was a student-at-law in the law office of George Duggan
George Duggan
George Duggan was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada West.He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1812 and moved to Upper Canada with his parents. He studied law at York and was called to the bar in 1837. In 1840, he formed a law firm with his brother John...
in Toronto. He was called to the Bar in 1840 and was a partner with John Willoughby Crawford
John Willoughby Crawford
John Willoughby Crawford QC served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875.Born in 1817 in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of George Crawford, John Crawford came to Canada as a child when his family settled in Brockville, Ontario. He married Helen...
. As well from 1852 to 1855, he taught at Trinity College, Toronto
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
. In 1856, he was appointed a judge. He was a judge for 41 years including: Puisne Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1856–62), judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench (1862–68), Chief Justice of Common Pleas (1868–78), Chief Justice of Queen’s Bench (1878–84), and President of the Court of Appeal and Chief Justice of Ontario (1884–97). He was knighted when he retired in 1897.