Richards was born in Brockville, Upper Canada, to Stephen Richards and Phoebe Buell. He earned law degree at the St. Lawrence Academy in Potsdam, New York and then articled with his uncle Andrew Norton Buell in Brockville. He was called to the bar in 1837 and continued to practice in Brockville with George Malloch until 1853 and then with his uncle again.[citation needed]
In November 1868 Richards was appointed to Chief Justice of the province which was the highest court in Ontario at that time, the Supreme Court not yet having been created. It was during this time that he heard the appeal of Patrick James Whelan for the murder of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.[citation needed]
With the creation of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1875 Richards was appointed directly to the position of Chief Justice which he stayed at until his retirement on January 10, 1879.[citation needed]
william, buell, richards, 1815, january, 1889, first, chief, justice, canada, citation, needed, honourable, sirpcthe, honourable, portrait, niece, frances, richards1st, chief, justice, canadain, office, september, 1875, january, 1879nominated, byalexander, mac. Sir William Buell Richards PC May 2 1815 January 26 1889 was the first Chief Justice of Canada citation needed The Honourable SirWilliam Buell RichardsPCThe Honourable Sir William Buell Richards portrait by his niece Frances Richards1st Chief Justice of CanadaIn office September 30 1875 January 10 1879Nominated byAlexander MackenzieSucceeded byWilliam Johnstone RitchieMember of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for LeedsIn office 1848 1853Preceded byOgle Robert GowanSucceeded byJesse DelongPersonal detailsBorn 1815 05 02 May 2 1815Brockville Upper CanadaDiedJanuary 26 1889 1889 01 26 aged 73 Ottawa Ontario CanadaPolitical partyReformer citation needed RelationsWilliam Buell uncleStephen Richards brotherAlbert Norton Richards brotherAlma materSt Lawrence AcademyRichards was born in Brockville Upper Canada to Stephen Richards and Phoebe Buell He earned law degree at the St Lawrence Academy in Potsdam New York and then articled with his uncle Andrew Norton Buell in Brockville He was called to the bar in 1837 and continued to practice in Brockville with George Malloch until 1853 and then with his uncle again citation needed In 1848 Richards was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the riding of Leeds and by 1851 he became the Attorney General for Canada West Leaving politics in June 1853 he was appointed to the Court of Common Pleas of Canada West and by 1863 he became Chief Justice citation needed In November 1868 Richards was appointed to Chief Justice of the province which was the highest court in Ontario at that time the Supreme Court not yet having been created It was during this time that he heard the appeal of Patrick James Whelan for the murder of Thomas D Arcy McGee citation needed With the creation of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1875 Richards was appointed directly to the position of Chief Justice which he stayed at until his retirement on January 10 1879 citation needed His brother Albert Norton Richards served in the Canadian House of Commons and was Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia His niece Frances Richards painted his official portrait citation needed See also editWilliam Buell William Buell Jr External links editSupreme Court of Canada biography William Buell Richards Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 Preceded byRobert Baldwin Attorney General of Canada West1848 1854 Succeeded byJohn Alexander Macdonald Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Buell Richards amp oldid 1187320560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
