Adrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen, (5 July 1891 – 30 March 1976) was a British-born Canadian lawyer and

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Knatchbull-Hugessen was born in

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, England on 5 July 1891, the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne, and Ethel Mary Walker, daughter of Sir

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. He was educated at

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, but emigrated to Canada to study law at

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. He was called to the

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in 1914. During the First World War, he served as a captain in the

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. After the war, he became a successful lawyer and organiser for the

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. In the 1935 federal election, he ran unsuccessfully for election to the

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as the Liberal candidate in the Montreal riding of

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. He became

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(KC) in 1932. In 1937, he was appointed to the

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. He served as the President of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1940 to 1943 and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1950 to 1952. He retired from the Senate in 1967.

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He married Margaret Cecilia Duggan on 7 September 1922. Margaret (Peggy) was the only daughter of George Herrick Duggan (1862–1946) and Mildred Scarth Stevenson. They had the following children: *Edward Herrick Knatchbull-Hugessen (4 June 1923 – 1955) *Kenneth Wyndham Knatchbull-Hugessen (18 February 1925 – 19 December 1942) *Andrew John Knatchbull-Hugessen (born 30 June 1926), who represented Canada in sailing at the

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*Mary Cecilia Knatchbull-Hugessen (born 30 November 1929), married Stephen Keynes. *James Cornelius Knatchbull-Hugessen (born 26 Jul 1933), judge He took his two sons Edward and James into his law business, but Edward died young. James K. Hugessen became an important Canadian judge.

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* 1891 births 1976 deaths Lawyers in Quebec Canadian senators from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators People from Ashford, Kent People educated at Eton College Younger sons of barons Canadian King's Counsel McGill University Faculty of Law alumni Anglophone Quebec people English emigrants to Canada English barristers

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