Roy Kellock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roy Kellock

Canadian justice

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1893

Place of Birth: Perth, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1975

Profession: judge

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Roy Kellock

  • Roy Lindsay Kellock, (November 12, 1893 – December 12, 1975) was a Canadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Perth, Ontario, he graduated from McMaster University with a B.A.
  • in 1915.
  • Kellock was called to bar in 1920 and practised with the firm of WeirFoulds in Toronto. In 1942 he was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
  • Two years later, he was appointed as Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada on October 3, 1944 and served until January 15, 1958.
  • Roy Kellock chaired the Royal Commission investigating the Halifax Riot of VE Day 1945, and co-chaired the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada in response to Gouzenko Affair in 1946. In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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