Bernard Devlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard Devlin

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1824

Place of Birth: County Roscommon, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1880

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Bernard Devlin, (December 15, 1824 – February 7, 1880) was an Irish-born lawyer, counsel to the Abraham Lincoln administration of the United States Government during the most northerly engagement of the United States Civil War, Quebec-based political figure and Canadian parliamentarian, and peer and political competitor of Thomas D'Arcy McGee.
A champion of many causes, generally of a liberal persuasion, his abilities as a criminal advocate and oratorical skill established for him a wide reputation throughout the then-Dominion of Canada, and his motto: "justice and equality to all classes and creeds, undue favor to none" was far in advance of the tenor of the times.