Charles Holland Locke, (September 16, 1887 – May 30, 1980) was a

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Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in

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, he served articles first with a law firm in Morden, then moved to Winnipeg to finish his articles in the office of

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, who was later appointed to the Supreme Court. Locke was called to the bar of Manitoba in 1910 but interrupted his legal practice to serve overseas with the Canadian military in World War I, being awarded the

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. After the War, he returned to practise in Winnipeg, but in 1928 he moved to Vancouver, joining the bar of British Columbia. Locke was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on June 3, 1947, filling the vacancy caused by the death of his mentor, Albert Hudson. He was the first person born in western Canada to be appointed to the Supreme Court. He served as

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until September 16, 1962. In 1971, he was made a Companion of the

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Personal life

His son, Charles Conrad Locke (September 24, 1917–October 1, 2011), was a justice of both the

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and

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References

External links

Supreme Court of Canada biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Locke, Charles Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Companions of the Order of Canada Canadian recipients of the Military Cross 1887 births 1980 deaths People from Morden, Manitoba