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Pioneer - CHADWICK, Austin Cooper
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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CHADWICK, Austin Cooper.
The subject of this sketch is the oldest member, save one (Judge Ardagh), of
the Ontario County Court Bench. He is the fourth son of the late John Craven
Chadwick of Guelph, Ont., formerly of Tipperary, Ire., where he was b. in
1811; d. at Guelph, in 1889. His wife was a dau. of Jonathan Bell of London,
Eng.
Judge Chadwick, was b. at "Cravendale," Ancaster, county of Wentworth, Ont., Nov. 18, 1842. He was educated at the Guelph Grammar School, and at Clapham, Eng. In 1858, he commenced the study of law, and was called to the bar in 1864. He practiced his profession a short time at Mount Forest, and for about seven years in Toronto. He was appointed Jr. Co. Ct., Judge of Wellington, Jan. 10, 1873, Local Judge High Court of Justice, Mar. 14, 1882, and Senior Judge of the County Court of Wellington, Dec. 8, 1891, which position he has ably filled ever since. He m. Caroline Nicholson, dau. of Ralph Charles Nicholson of Lewes, Sussex, Eng., afterwards of Galt, Ont. Issue: Henry Austin, and Caroline Gladys May. Judge Chadwick and family are members of the Church of England, and fraternally, he is a member of the Masonic Order. He is a member of the Board of County Judges for Ontario. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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