Doherty, Charles Joseph
Charles Joseph Doherty (dō´ərtē), 1855–1931, Canadian jurist and statesman. After serving (1891–1906) as judge of the superior court of Quebec prov., he retired (1906) from the bench and entered (1908) the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative. While serving (1911–21) as minister of justice in the administrations of Sir Robert Borden and Arthur Meighen, Doherty was a Canadian representative at the Paris Peace Conference, signed the Treaty of Versailles on behalf of Canada, and later (1920–21) represented Canada in the Assembly of the League of Nations.
More From encyclopedia.com
Louis Joseph Papineau , Louis Joseph Papineau (lwē zhôsĕf´ päpēnō´), 1786–1871, French Canadian political leader and insurgent, b. Montreal. After serving as an officer in t… Vincent Massey , Massey, Vincent
Vincent Massey (1887–1967) already had a long record of service to his home country of Canada when he was appointed the country's fir… Sir Charles Tupper , Sir Charles Tupper (1821-1915) was one of the Canadian fathers of confederation. He was a political leader in Nova Scotia and then Canadian Cabinet m… Sir Robert Laird Borden , Sir Robert Laird Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937) was a Canadian political leader and prime minister who guided his… Sir Georges Etienne Cartier , Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873) was a Canadian statesman who led French Canada into the federation of British North America in 1867.
George-Ét… Canadian National Railway , Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway, rail system in Canada and the United States, extending from coast to coast in Canada with many b…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Doherty, Charles Joseph