Creation and Beginnings of the Court Current and Former Chief Justices Current and Former Puisne Judges |
About the CourtJudges of the CourtThe Honourable Mr. Justice Albert Blellock HudsonAlbert Blellock Hudson was born in Pembroke, Ontario, on August 21, 1875.
He was the son of Albert Hudson and Elizabeth Blellock. When he was three years
old, his family moved to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He was educated there
and in Winnipeg, and obtained an LL.B. from the University of Manitoba in 1898.
Called to the bar the following year, he settled in Winnipeg, where he later
founded the law firm of Hudson, Ormond & Marlatt, with which he practised
for over 31 years. In 1914 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Re-elected in 1915, he served as Attorney General and Minister of Telegraphs
and Telephones in the provincial cabinet until 1917. In 1921, after a few years
away from politics, he was elected to the House of Commons. He did not run
in the 1925 elections, choosing instead to practise law. He was appointed to
the Supreme Court of Canada on March 24, 1936 and served on the Court for 10
years. Justice Hudson died on January 6, 1947, at the age of 71.
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