About William Andrew MacKay
Lived 1929 – 2013 (aged 83). William Andrew MacKay was a Canadian lawyer, judge, professor, chairperson, director and board member.
William Andrew MacKay (March 20, 1929 – January 12, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and former judge, civil servant, legal academic, and university president.
Education and early career Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Alexander MacKay and Mary Kathleen Junkin, MacKay received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950, a Bachelor of Law degree in 1953, and a Master of Law degree in 1954 from Dalhousie University. He was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1954 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1973.
He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1954 where he worked as a Foreign Services Officer. From 1955 to 1957, he was an Assistant Secretary of the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects. From 2004 to 2007, he was as a Deputy Judge of the Federal Court. In 2008, he was appointed an ad hoc Information Commissioner.
Death Local newspapers reported that Dr. Mackay died suddenly on January 12, 2013.
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Canadian judge
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William Andrew MacKay was born on 20 March 1929 in Halifax, Halifax.
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William Andrew MacKay died on 12 January 2013 in Halifax.
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William Andrew MacKay was a lawyer, judge, professor, chairperson, director and board member.
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