April 4,1887 –February 18,1902
Thomas Horace McGuire (April 21,1849 –July 13,1923) was a Canadian judge.
Thomas Horace McGuire was born on April 21,1849,in Kingston,Ontario. [1] He attended Queen's University from 1866 to 1870,graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. [2] McGuire was called to the bar of Ontario in 1875 and became a queen's counsel in 1883. [1] Before his appointment to the bench,he practised law in Kingston. [2]
He became a justice of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories on April 25,1887, [3] [1] as a member of its first panel. [4] He was named the first chief justice of the Northwest Territories on February 18,1902 until his retirement one year later on January 3,1903. [3] [1]
McGuire died on July 13,1923,in Prince Albert,Saskatchewan. [3]
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