Lawrence T. Pennell
Pennell (fourth from left in the back row) at a meeting of Elizabeth II with Canadian ministers in 1967
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario
In office
1968–1985
Chancellor of McMaster University
In office
1971–1977
Preceded byArgue Martin
Succeeded byAllan Leal
Solicitor General of Canada
In office
July 7, 1965  April 19, 1968
Preceded byJohn Watson MacNaught
Succeeded byJohn Turner
Member of Parliament
for Brant—Haldimand
In office
September 27, 1962  April 4, 1968
Preceded byJohn A. Charlton
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born(1915-03-11)March 11, 1915
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 9, 2008(2008-08-09) (aged 93)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAnne Andrews
ProfessionLawyer

Lawrence T. Pennell, PC QC (March 15, 1914 August 9, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and jurist.

Early life, education and military service

Born in Brantford, Ontario, the youngest of six children of English immigrants John and Agnes Pennell, Pennell grew up on a farm near Smithville, Ontario. After graduating from Smithville High School, he worked at Dofasco for two years before attending McMaster University where he majored in political science and economics. After graduating in 1938, he studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School.

He married Anne Andrews, a registered nurse, in 1943.[1]

During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force first as an instructor at the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Edmonton, Alberta, and then hunting for submarines in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, based in Scotland, and in the west coast of Africa.

After the war, he was called to the Ontario Bar and practiced law in Brantford.[1]

Politics

Pennell was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as Liberal Member of Parliament for Brant—Haldimand in the 1962 election.

From 1964 to 1965, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance.

In 1965, he was appointed to the Cabinet by Prime Minister Lester Pearson as Solicitor General of Canada.

He retired from politics in April 1968 and was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario where he served until 1985.

After retiring, he served on the Ontario Mental Health Review Board and on an Ontario commission of inquiry on municipal government.

In 1946, he co-founded the Brantford Red Sox baseball team.[2]

From 1971 to 1977, he was Chancellor of McMaster University.

References

  1. 1 2 Abbate, Gay (September 13, 2008). "Larry Pennell, 93: Politician and Jurist". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
  2. "Larry Pennell a star who helped shape Canada".
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