Richards Sir William Buell 1815-1889 Born In Brockville Ontario
Studied law and called to the bar of Upper Canada, 1837. Elected a
member of the Upper Canada Assembly, 1848; appointed to the Executive
Council, 1851; Q.C., 1850; puisne judge of the Court of Common Pleas,
1853; chief-justice of that Court, 1863; chief-justice of Ontario, 1868;
arbitrator for Ontario on the commission to delimit the north-western
boundary of the province, 1874; chief-justice of the Supreme Court of
Canada, 1875; knighted, 1878; awarded the confederation medal, 1885.