Moss Thomas 1836-1881 Born In Cobourg Ontario Educated At Gale's
Institute, Upper Canada College, Toronto, and at the University of
Toronto; graduated with triple first-class honours and gold medals in
classics, mathematics, and modern languages. Studied law and called to
the bar of Upper Canada, 1861. For a time lecturer in equity at Osgoode
Hall, and registrar of the University of Toronto. Bencher of the Law
Society, 1871; Q. C., 1872; member of the Law Reform Commission, 1875.
Sat in the House of Commons for West Toronto, 1873-1875. Appointed
judge of the Court of Appeal, 1875; chief justice of Ontario, 1877.
Vice-chancellor of the University of Toronto, 1874. Died in Nice,
France. =Bib.=: Dent, Can. Por.; Read, Lives of the Judges.