Frank Joseph Hughes Explained

Frank Joseph Hughes
Office:Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Termstart:March 17, 1933
Termend:February 13, 1935
Predecessor:Lyman Duff
Successor:Patrick Kerwin
Nominator:Richard Bedford Bennett
Birth Date:26 November 1883
Birth Place:Peel County, Ontario
Alma Mater:Queen's University and Osgoode Hall Law School
Occupation:Lawyer, jurist

Frank Joseph Hughes (November 26, 1883  - April 14, 1967) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Biography

Born in Peel County, Ontario, the son of James Hughes and Winnifred Mullarkey, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in 1907 and studied at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1911, he was called to the Bar of Ontario. He practised law, specialising in defending insurance companies in running down cases, until he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on March 17, 1933. He resigned on February 13, 1935.

After his resignation from the bench, Hughes returned to legal practice. He died in Toronto in 1967, aged 83.

A Roman Catholic, Hughes was a Knight of Columbus.

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