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Hugh Paterson Innes

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Name
  
Hugh Innes

Role
  
Lawyer

Died
  
October 10, 1931


Hugh Paterson Innes Photograph of Hugh Paterson Innes Jr 19031992 Date 19 Flickr

Hugh Paterson Innes, KC (September 14, 1870 – October 10, 1931) 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.

Hugh Paterson Innes Photograph of Hugh Paterson Innes 18701931 Date 1893 R Flickr

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.

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Hugh Paterson Innes Wikipedia