Meredith Sir William Ralph 1840- Born In The County Of Middlesex
Ontario. Educated at the London District Grammar School, and at the
University of Toronto. Studied law, and called to the bar, 1861. Sat in
the Ontario Assembly, 1872-1894; leader of the opposition, 1878-1894.
Appointed chief justice of the Common Pleas Division of the High Court
of Justice, 1894. Knighted, 1896. Chancellor of the University of
Toronto. =Bib.=: Morgan, Can. Men; Canadian Who's Who.