Samuel Henry Strong
Sir Samuel Henry Strong (August 13 1825 - August 31 1909) was a jurist and Chief Justice of Canada. Strong was born in Poole, England to Samuel Spratt Strong and Jane Elizabeth Goose. He emigrated to Upper Canada with his family in 1836 settling in Bytown (later known as Ottawa). He was called to the bar in 1849 and established his practice in Toronto. Following Confederation he advised Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald on the establishment of the Supreme Court of Canada. He was named to the new court when it was created in 1875 and became Chief Justice in 1892 serving until his retirement in 1902. He died in 1909 at the age of 84.
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