Matthew Baillie Begbie
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie | |
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Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia | |
| In office 1871–1894 | |
| Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
| Appointed by | The Lord Lisgar |
| Preceded by | himself as Chief Justice of the Colony of BC |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Davie |
| Chief Justice of the Colony of British Columbia | |
| In office 1869–1871 | |
| Appointed by | James Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1819 |
| Died | June 11, 1894 (aged 75) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | |
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie (9 May 1819 – 11 June 1894) was a British lawyer, politician, and judge. In 1858, Begbie became the first Chief Justice of the Crown Colony of British Columbia in colonial times and in the first decades after British Columbia joined Confederation as a province of Canada.
Begbie served as the first Judge of the Supreme Court, Colony of British Columbia 1858 to 1866 and then, in the same capacity in the Supreme Court, the united Colony of British Columbia from 1866 to 1870. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Colonies from 1870 to 1871 and then served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the new Province of British Columbia from 1871 until his death on June 11, 1894.
In the years after his death, Begbie came to be known as the Hanging Judge.