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Anson Spotton fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1922-1925.

Reference:

R2059-0-7-E, MG30-E245

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102594

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Anson Spotton fonds
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Date(s):

1922-1925.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a notebook of cases, tried by Judge Spotton between 1922 and 1927, consisting of summaries of the charges, testimonies and verdicts. Some of the more common types of cases are: criminal negligence, possession of stolen goods, theft and contract disagreements. The notebook also contains a 33 page outline of the proceedings of a judicial inquiry into relief irregularities in the town of Guelph in 1925.

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Spotton, Anson, 1870-1928

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Spotton, Anson, 1870-1928 : Anson Spotton, judge, practised law in the town of Harriston, Wellington County, Ont. from 1900-1914. From 1915 to 1921, he served as the junior County Judge for Wellington County. During his last 7 years as County Judge, from 1922 to 1928, he was the surrogate County Judge.

See: Canadian Annual Review, 1928, p. 627.

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General note:

Received in 1972.
Subject heading:

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Judges - Canada, 1922-1925

Law - Cases - Canada, 1922-1925

Government investigations, 1925
Source:

Private

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MG30-E245
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