Oswald Smith Crocket

The Hon. Oswald Smith Crocket


Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office September 21, 1932 – April 13, 1943
Nominated by	Richard Bedford Bennett
Preceded by	Edmund Leslie Newcombe
Succeeded by	Ivan Rand
Member of the Canadian Parliament for York, New Brunswick
In office 1904–1913
Preceded by	Alex Gibson, Jr.
Succeeded by	Harry Fulton McLeod
Personal details
Born	(1868-04-13)April 13, 1868 Chatham, New Brunswick
Died	March 2, 1945(1945-03-02) (aged 76)
Political party	Conservative

Oswald Smith Crocket (April 13, 1868 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, the son of William Crocket and Marion Caldwell, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1886 from the University of New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar in 1892 and practiced law.

In 1904, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York, New Brunswick as a Conservative. He was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. In 1913, he was appointed the Court of King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. In 1932, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and served until he retired in 1943.

External links

Supreme Court of Canada biography

Oswald Smith Crocket – Parliament of Canada biography

The Anglin court (1924–33)

September 1924 – October 1924:	J. Idington L. Duff P. Mignault A. Malouin E. Newcombe

October 1924 – 1927:	J. Idington L. Duff P. Mignault E. Newcombe T. Rinfret

1927–29:	L. Duff P. Mignault E. Newcombe T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith

1929–30:	L. Duff E. Newcombe T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith

1930–31:	L. Duff E. Newcombe T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon

1931–32:	L. Duff T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon

1932–33:	L. Duff T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon O. Crocket

The Duff court (1933–44)

March 1933 – December 1933:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont R. Smith L. Cannon O. Crocket F. Hughes

December 1933 – January 1935:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket F. Hughes

January 1935 – February 1935:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket F. Hughes H. Davis

February 1935 – July 1935:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket H. Davis

July 1935 – March 1936:	T. Rinfret J. Lamont L. Cannon O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin

March 1936 – December 1939:	T. Rinfret L. Cannon O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson

December 1939 – February 1940:	T. Rinfret O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson

February 1940 – April 1943:	T. Rinfret O. Crocket H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson R. Taschereau

April 1943 – January 1944:	T. Rinfret H. Davis P. Kerwin A. Hudson R. Taschereau I. Rand

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