After the war, Sloan articled in Victoria, was called to the British Columbia bar in 1921 and practised in Vancouver from 1921 to 1933. He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney-General. In April 1937, Sloan resigned his seat and was named to the British Columbia Court of Appeal. He served on a number of commissions: the Federal Royal Commission into Salmon fishing in 1940, the Workmens Compensation Board Inquiry in 1942, the Royal Commission on Forest Resources from 1943 to 1945, the Workmens Compensation Board Inquiry in 1952 and the Royal Commission on Forest Resources from 1955 to 1957. In 1944, he was named Chief Justice for the Court of Appeal. Sloan also served as mediator in a number of provincial and national labour disputes.[1] In December 1957, he resigned from the Court of Appeal; at the same time, he was named forestry adviser to the provincial government.[2]
Sloan suffered a heart attack in November 1958 and died from complications the following January at the age of 60.[1]
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^ abcGordon McGregor Sloan fonds. British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
^"Judge gets $50000 Yearly Job". Calgary Herald. December 20, 1957. p. 28. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
gordon, mcgregor, sloan, 1898, january, 1959, lawyer, judge, political, figure, british, columbia, represented, vancouver, centre, legislative, assembly, british, columbia, from, 1933, 1937, liberal, born, nanaimo, british, columbia, william, sloan, flora, gla. Gordon McGregor Sloan May 16 1898 January 14 1959 1 was a lawyer judge and political figure in British Columbia He represented Vancouver Centre in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1937 as a Liberal He was born in Nanaimo British Columbia the son of William Sloan and Flora Glaholm and was educated at University School in Victoria and at Langara School in Vancouver Sloan served as a pilot and instructor in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force In 1918 he married Nancy Porter Nicol a native of Scotland After the war Sloan articled in Victoria was called to the British Columbia bar in 1921 and practised in Vancouver from 1921 to 1933 He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney General In April 1937 Sloan resigned his seat and was named to the British Columbia Court of Appeal He served on a number of commissions the Federal Royal Commission into Salmon fishing in 1940 the Workmens Compensation Board Inquiry in 1942 the Royal Commission on Forest Resources from 1943 to 1945 the Workmens Compensation Board Inquiry in 1952 and the Royal Commission on Forest Resources from 1955 to 1957 In 1944 he was named Chief Justice for the Court of Appeal Sloan also served as mediator in a number of provincial and national labour disputes 1 In December 1957 he resigned from the Court of Appeal at the same time he was named forestry adviser to the provincial government 2 Sloan suffered a heart attack in November 1958 and died from complications the following January at the age of 60 1 References edit a b c Gordon McGregor Sloan fonds British Columbia Archival Information Network Retrieved 2011 11 07 Judge gets 50000 Yearly Job Calgary Herald December 20 1957 p 28 Retrieved 2011 11 07 nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon McGregor Sloan amp oldid 1180666990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
