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Archibald, John S. (John Sprott), 1843-1932
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1843-1932
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John Sprott Archibald was born on September 8, 1843, in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax County, Nova Scotia.
He was a lawyer, teacher, and politician. He was educated at Presbyterian Seminary in Truro, Nova Scotia and at McGill University (B.A.; B.C.L). He served as Judge (1893-1922) and Deputy Chief Justice (1915-1922) of the Superior Court of Quebec. He was also a Professor of constitutional law and criminal law at McGill University. He is the author of the essay "Relations of Two Races in Lower Canada" and co-author of several volumes of "The Lower Canada Jurist - Collection de Décisions Du Bas Canada".
In 1871, he married Ellen Jane Hutchinson (1850–1926). He died on January 16, 1932, in Montreal, Quebec.
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