Orville Sievwright Tyndale

Orville Sievwright Tyndale (4 June 1887 – 29 October 1952)[1] was a Canadian judge and Chancellor of McGill University.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Tyndale was educated at Montreal High School, the Feller Institute, McGill University, and the University of Paris.[1] He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1915 and made a King's Counsel in 1924. During World War I, Tyndale served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He taught law at McGill University from 1921.

Tyndale was appointed to be a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Montreal in 1942.[2] He was promoted to be Chief Justice of the Superior Court in Montreal and Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court in 1946.[3][4]

In 1947, Tyndale became the Chancellor of McGill University, the first McGill graduate to hold that position.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pilarczyk, Ian C. (1999). A Noble Roster: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Law at McGill. pp. 48–49.
  2. ^ "Judicial Appointments in Quebec". Bench and Bar: The National Legal Newspaper. 12 (11). November 1942.
  3. ^ "Appointments". The Fortnightly Law Journal. 16 (9): 140. 2 December 1946.
  4. ^ Hobbins, A. J. (Spring 2008). "A Couple of Generations Ahead of Popular Demand: The First National Law Program at McGill University, 1918-1924". Dalhousie Law Journal. 31 (1): 203.


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