Political party Conservative Resigned April 13, 1943 Succeeded by Harry Fulton McLeod Died March 2, 1945 | Preceded by Alex Gibson, Jr. Role Canadian Politician Succeeded by Ivan Rand Name Oswald Crocket | |
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Nominated by Richard Bedford Bennett Born April 13, 1868
Chatham, New Brunswick ( 1868-04-13 ) Education University of New Brunswick Party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Preceded by Edmund Leslie Newcombe | ||
Oswald Smith Crocket (April 13, 1868 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, the son of William Crocket and Marion Caldwell, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practised law.
In 1904, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York, New Brunswick as a Conservative. He was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. In 1913, he was appointed the Court of King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. In 1932, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and served until he retired in 1943.
He died in 1945, at home.
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