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EspañolWILLIAM L. WALSH
'William Legh Walsh' (January 28 1857 – January 13 1938) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1931 to 1936.
He was born in Simcoe in Canada West in 1857, the son of Aquila Walsh, a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He studied law at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1880 and practiced law in Orangeville. In 1900, he went to the Yukon and practiced law in Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. In 1903, he was named King's Counsel. He moved to Calgary in 1904 and joined a law firm there. He became the first President of the Conservative Association of Alberta in 1905. In 1912, he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and served until he became lieutenant governor in 1931.
He died in Victoria, British Columbia in 1938.
★ Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta web site
He was born in Simcoe in Canada West in 1857, the son of Aquila Walsh, a member of the Canadian House of Commons. He studied law at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1880 and practiced law in Orangeville. In 1900, he went to the Yukon and practiced law in Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. In 1903, he was named King's Counsel. He moved to Calgary in 1904 and joined a law firm there. He became the first President of the Conservative Association of Alberta in 1905. In 1912, he was appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and served until he became lieutenant governor in 1931.
He died in Victoria, British Columbia in 1938.
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★ Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta web site
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