William McIntyre (judge)
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox officeholder William Rogers McIntyre, Template:Post-nominals (March 15, 1918 – June 14, 2009) was a Canadian Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Lachine, Quebec, the son of Charles Sidney McIntyre and Pauline May Sifton, he moved with his family to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan when he was young. In 1939, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan. After serving during World War II, he received his Bachelor of Laws in 1946 from University of Saskatchewan.
In 1947, he was called to the Bars of Saskatchewan and British Columbia and practised law in Victoria, British Columbia.
In 1967, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia and elevated to the British Columbia Court of Appeal in 1973. In 1979, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and retired in 1989. In 1991, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Death
McIntyre died in Victoria, British Columbia from throat cancer, aged 91, on June 14, 2009.
External links
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- Obituary - University of Alberta Faculty of Law
- Obituary - The Globe and Mail
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- 1918 births
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- Lawyers in British Columbia
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- Deaths from cancer in British Columbia
- Canadian military personnel of World War II
- Companions of the Order of Canada
- Deaths from esophageal cancer in Canada
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- People from Victoria, British Columbia
- People from Moose Jaw
- University of Saskatchewan alumni
- People from Lachine, Quebec
- University of Saskatchewan College of Law alumni