John Wellington Gwynne

The Honourable John Wellington Gwynne QC
The Honourable Mr. Justice John Wellington Gwynne
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office January 14, 1879 – January 7, 1902
Nominated by	John A. Macdonald
Preceded by	William Johnstone Ritchie
Succeeded by	David Mills
Personal details
Born	(1814-03-30)March 30, 1814 Castleknock, Ireland
Died	January 7, 1902(1902-01-07) (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario

John Wellington Gwynne, QC (March 30, 1814 – January 7, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Born in Castleknock, Ireland, the son of William Gwynne and Eliza Nelson, he emigrated to Canada in 1832.

Gwynne was elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1849 and appointed QC in 1850.

In 1874, he was appointed a puisne judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal. In 1879, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and he served until his death in 1902.

References

• Supreme Court of Canada Biography
• Paul Romney (1994). "Gwynne, John Wellington". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.