| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, digital file |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
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| Contents |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: The Osgoode Society -- FOREWORD: Vivian S. Morrison -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Part One: Dalhousian, Pictonian, Presbyterian -- 1 'Lad O' Pairts' -- 2 'Undesirable Elect Dalhousie Cripple' -- 3 Religion and Love -- Part Two: Bar and Privy Council -- 4 Prime Serjeant -- Part Three: Nova Scotia Incorporated -- 5 Business Law Man -- 6 The Alter Ego -- 7 The 'Royal Family' -- Part Four: National Affairs -- 8 Royal Commissionaire -- 9 Coal Bed of Procrustes -- Part Five: Swansong -- 10 Victim, Protégé, Master -- 11 Twilight of the God |
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APPENDIX A: The Law Firm's Names, 1867-1955 -- APPENDIX B: Profile of Stewart's Corporate Career, 1914-1955 -- APPENDIX C: The Law Firm's Major Corporate Clients, 1909-1955 -- NOTES -- PICTURE CREDITS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z |
| Summary |
Thematic rather that chronological in approach, this fascinating legal biography provides both a history of a uniquely Canadian career and an interpretation of its significance for James McGregor Stewart's time and ours |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Stewart, James McG. (James McGregor), 1889-1955.
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| SUBJECT |
Stewart, James McG. (James McGregor), 1889-1955 fast |
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Lawyers -- Canada -- Biography
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Directors of corporations -- Canada -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Lawyers & Judges.
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LAW -- Essays.
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LAW -- General Practice.
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LAW -- Jurisprudence.
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
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LAW -- Practical Guides.
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LAW -- Reference.
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Directors of corporations
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Lawyers
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Nova Scotia -- Biography
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Canada
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Nova Scotia
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.
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| ISBN |
9781442620827 |
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144262082X |
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9781442657953 |
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1442657952 |
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1442657634 |
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9781442657632 |
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