John Henderson Lamont
John Henderson Lamont | |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada | |
| In office April 2, 1927 – March 10, 1936 | |
| Nominated by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | John Idington |
| Succeeded by | Albert Hudson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Prince Albert | |
| In office December 13, 1905 – September 23, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | None (new position) |
| Succeeded by | William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saskatchewan (Provisional District) | |
| In office November 3, 1904 – September 5, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Osborne Davis |
| Succeeded by | George Ewan McCraney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1865 |
| Died | March 10, 1936 (aged 70) |
| Party | |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) (LLB) |
John Henderson Lamont (November 12, 1865 – March 10, 1936) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge from Saskatchewan. His short political career lasting three years saw Lamont serve as a member of the House of Commons, the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, and as the first Attorney General of Saskatchewan in the Walter Scott government. As a judge, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan, Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan, and in 1927 as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Born in Horning's Mills, Canada West, Lamont attended law school at the University of Toronto, after a short period of practicing in Toronto, he moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to continue his career. Lamont entered federal politics in 1904 as a Liberal, winning election in the Saskatchewan (Provisional District) with a strong majority. He resigned less than a year later to run for the newly established legislative assembly. Lamont was elected, and appointed Saskatchewan's first Attorney General, where he oversaw the establishment of the province’s legal and legislative framework.
He left politics after two years and was appointed to the Superior Court in Saskatchewan. In 1927, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, a role he remained in until his death in 1936. Lamont was the first justice of the Supreme Court from Saskatchewan.