About the Court
This day in the history
of the Supreme Court of Canada
and in the legal history of Canada
May 4
1830
John Douglas Armour, who will be appointed puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1903, is born in Otonabee, Upper Canada.
1845
Louis Henry Davies, who will become Chief Justice of Canada in 1918, is born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
