Douglas Abbott
Douglas Charles Abbott PC (May 29, 1899 – March 15, 1987) was a Canadian Member of Parliament, federal Cabinet Minister, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Abbott's appointment directly from the Cabinet of Canada as Finance Minister to the Supreme Court was one of the most controversial in the Supreme Court's history.
The Honourable Douglas Abbott | |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office July 1, 1954 – December 23, 1973 | |
| Nominated by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Patrick Kerwin |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Philippe de Grandpré |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office December 10, 1946 – June 30, 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | James Lorimer Ilsley |
| Succeeded by | Walter Harris |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office August 21, 1945 – December 9, 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Andrew McNaughton |
| Succeeded by | Brooke Claxton |
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount | |
| In office March 26, 1940 – June 30, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Smeaton White |
| Succeeded by | George Carlyle Marler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Charles Abbott May 29, 1899 Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | March 15, 1987 (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouses | Mary Winnifred Chisholm
(m. 1925; died 1980)Florence Elizabeth Scarth
(m. 1981) |
| Children | 3, including Tony |
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| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Non-Permanent Active Militia Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 1918 |
| Rank | Gunner (NPAM) |
| Unit | 7th (McGill) Siege Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery |
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