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Davies (SIR LOUIS HENRY a Canadian)

SIR LOUIS HENRY, a Canadian lawyer. He was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1845; and was educated at Prince of Wales College. He became a barrister in 1867; Solicitor-General, 1869 and 1871-1872; Leader of the Opposition, 1873-1876; Premier and Attorney-General, Prince Edward Island, 1876-1879; and Q. C., 1880. In 1882 he was elected to the Dominion House of Commons, and was re-elected until his appointment to Appeal Court. He was counsel for Great Britain before the International Fisheries Arbitration at Halifax in 1877 between Great Britain and the United States. He became P. C., Canada, in 1896; Joint Delegate to Washington with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1897, on Behring Sea seal question; one of Joint High Commissioners in 1898 for settlement of differences between United States and Canada; Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Canada, 1896-1901. From 1918 he was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (Appeal).