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Rowell, detail of an oil painting by Wyly Grier, 1939; in the Law Society of Upper Canada collection
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Rowell, detail of an oil painting by Wyly Grier, 1939; in the Law Society of Upper Canada collection
Rowell, detail of an oil painting by Wyly Grier, 1939; in the Law Society of Upper Canada collection

Newton Wesley Rowell

Canadian politician and jurist
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Nov. 1, 1867, Middlesex county, Ont., Can.
Died:
Nov. 22, 1941, Toronto, Ont. (aged 74)
Political Affiliation:
Liberal Party of Canada
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Newton Wesley Rowell (born Nov. 1, 1867, Middlesex county, Ont., Can.—died Nov. 22, 1941, Toronto, Ont.) was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as chief justice of Ontario in 1936–37. Rowell was called to the bar in 1891 and made king’s counselor in 1902. As a member of the Ontario legislative assembly in 1911, he became leader of the Liberal opposition. He entered the Dominion House of Commons in 1917 and served in Sir Robert Laird Borden’s Unionist government as president of the council. He was chairman of the Canadian cabinet’s War Committee and a member of British prime ...(100 of 184 words)

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