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1859-1901 (Creation)
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- Osler, Britton Bath, 1839-1901
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0.5 cm of textual records
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Britton Bath Osler was born on June 19th, 1839. Osler was admitted as a student-at-law by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1859, and was called to the Bar in 1862. He practiced law in Dundas, Hamilton, and Toronto, Ontario, and served as a Crown Attorney in Hamilton from 1874 to 1880. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel by the Ontario government in 1876 and by the Canadian government in 1880. Osler served as a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1880 to 1881, and again from 1885 to 1901. Osler died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on February 5th, 1901.
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Fonds consists of records relating to the legal career of Britton Bath Osler, a lawyer in Hamilton, Dundas and Toronto, Ontario. Included in the fonds are certificates, a letter, and a balance sheet from the law firm of McCarthy, Osler, Hoskin & Creelman.
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