Harris Harding Bligh
Harris Harding Bligh | |
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Harris Harding Bligh circa 1895 | |
| Born | April 14, 1842 |
| Died | August 22, 1918 (aged 76) |
| Education | Acadia University (BA, MA, DCL) |
Harris Harding Bligh (April 14, 1842 – August 22, 1918) was a Canadian lawyer and librarian.
Biography
Harris Harding Bligh was born on April 14, 1842, in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (now known as Cornwallis Park).[1] He received a BA in 1864, an MA in 1867, and a doctorate of civil law in 1897, all from Acadia University.[2] He was called to the bar of Nova Scotia in 1868 and practised law in Halifax and Antigonish County.[3] He was created a queen's counsel in 1884.[3]
Bligh became the librarian of the Supreme Court of Canada in March 1892.[3] Before and during his appointment as the court's librarian, he prepared several reference works and indexes on federal and provincial statutes.[2]
Death
He died on August 22, 1918, in Ottawa.[4]
References
- ^ Wallace, W. Stewart (1935). The Encyclopedia of Canada. Toronto: University Associates of Canada. pp. 245–246. OCLC 1148950674.
- ^ a b Wallace, W. Stewart (1963). The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography. London: Macmillan Publishers. pp. 63–64. OCLC 1036685523.
- ^ a b c Cochrane, William; Hopkins, J. Castell (1895). The Canadian Album. Vol. 4. Brantford, Ontario: Bradley, Garretson & Co. p. 409. OCLC 848316458. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Harris Harding Bligh, Eminent Lawyer, Dead". The Leader-Post. August 23, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.