About George Bligh O'Connor
Lived 1883 – 1956 (aged 72–73). George Bligh O'Connor was a Canadian lawyer and judge.
George Bligh O'Connor (March 16, 1883 – January 13, 1956) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was Chief Justice of Alberta from 1950 to 1956.
The University of Alberta offers a scholarship in his name. O'Connor Close (originally O'Connor Place) in Edmonton is also named after him.
O'Connor studied law at Osgoode Hall, where he graduated silver medallist in 1905. He began to practice law in Edmonton in 1905 and was appointed King's Counsel in 1913. and served as a vestryman. He was also a Master Mason, belonged to the Edmonton Country Club and supported the Liberal Party.
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