William Henry Tuck (27 February 1831 – 8 April 1913) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.[1][2] He was described by Andrew George Blair as "undoubtedly the most skilful examiner" at the provincial bar.[3]
Tuck was Chief Justice of New Brunswick from 1896 to 1908.[1] He was also a Judge in the Admiralty.[4]
When Mabel French sought entrance to the New Brunswick bar, she was refused, as legally she was not a person and therefore, not entitled to practise law.[5] Tuck opposed her admission.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bell, D. G. (1979–2016). "Tuck, William Henry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Phillips, Jim; Girard, Philip; Brown, R. Blake (2022-11-01). A History of Law in Canada, Volume Two: Law for a New Dominion, 1867–1914. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4875-4568-0.
- ^ Brown, George W.; Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (1966). Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada: Volume XIII, 1901 - 1910. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8020-3998-9.
- ^ Mair, Robert Henry (1896). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. Dean & son. p. 415.
- ^ Bird, Lauren (Apr 17, 2019). "New Brunswick women bore jeers and insults to get the vote 100 years ago today" CBC News.
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