William Henry Tuck (27 February 1831 – 8 April 1913) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was described by Andrew George Blair as "undoubtedly the most skilful examiner" at the provincial bar.
Tuck was Chief Justice of New Brunswick from 1896 to 1908. He was also a Judge in the Admiralty.
When Mabel French sought entrance to the New Brunswick bar, she was refused, as legally she was not a person and therefore, not entitled to practise law. Tuck opposed her admission.
References
- ^ Bell, D. G. (1979–2016). "Tuck, William Henry". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- Phillips, Jim; Girard, Philip; Brown, R. Blake (2022-11-01). A History of Law in Canada, Volume Two: Law for a New Dominion, 1867–1914. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4875-4568-0.
- Brown, George W.; Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (1966). Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada: Volume XIII, 1901 - 1910. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-8020-3998-9.
- Mair, Robert Henry (1896). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. Dean & son. p. 415.
- Bird, Lauren (Apr 17, 2019). "New Brunswick women bore jeers and insults to get the vote 100 years ago today" CBC News.
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