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3 unusual facts about Osgoode Hall


Harold Arthur Clement Machin

Machin was educated in England and then studied law at Osgoode Hall.

William John Hanna

He then studied law at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, Ontario, and was called to the bar in 1890 and set up practice in Sarnia.

William Osgoode

Osgoode Hall, the location of the Ontario Court of Appeal and the headquarters of the Law Society of Upper Canada, was named after him, as was Osgoode Hall Law School.


Alexander Ingram Fisher

He was born in Waterdown, Ontario, the son of Reverend Simeon Whidden Fisher and Mary Ingram, and was educated in Dundas, at Toronto University and at Osgoode Hall.

Aurèle Chartrand

He was born in Ottawa, the son of Zenon Chartrand, and was educated at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall.

Francis William Hall

He was born in Perth, the son of Francis Alexander Hall and Harriet F. Dunham, and was educated in Perth and at Osgoode Hall.

Goldwin Corlett Elgie

He was born in Dresden, the son of George Albert Elgie and Margaret Elizabeth Corlett, and was educated in Dresden, at Albert College, Western University and Osgoode Hall.

James Vernall Teetzel

He attended Woodstock College, Galt Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall, articling with Osler, Wink & Gwyn.

Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron

He was born in Garneau, Quebec, the son of Magloire Caron and Honorine Déchêne, and was educated at the Collège Bourget, the Université Laval and Osgoode Hall.

Victor Albert Sinclair

He was born in Tillsonburg, the son of Dr. Lachlin C. Sinclair and Roxiliana Norman, and was educated in Tillsonburg, at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall.


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