Roy Kellock

Roy Lindsay Kellock, CC (November 12, 1893 – December 12, 1975) was a Canadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Honourable Roy Kellock CC
Kellock, c. 1950
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
In office October 3, 1944 – January 15, 1958
Nominated by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Preceded by	Thibaudeau Rinfret
Succeeded by	Ronald Martland
Personal details
Born	Roy Lindsay Kellock (1893-11-12)November 12, 1893 Perth, Ontario
Died	December 12, 1975(1975-12-12) (aged 82)

Biography

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.^[1]

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,^[2] and co-chaired the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada in response to Gouzenko Affair in 1946.^[3]

In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.^[4]

Kellock died on December 12, 1975 at the age of 82.^[5]

References

1. "The Honourable Mr. Justice Roy Lindsay Kellock '15". McMaster University.
2. Kellock, R. L. "REPORT on the HALIFAX DISORDERS" (PDF).
3. Knight, Amy W. (2005). How the cold war began : the Gouzenko affair and the hunt for Soviet spies. Internet Archive. Toronto : M&S. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-0-7710-9577-1.
4. Order of Canada citation
5. "The Honourable Roy Lindsay Kellock". 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-07-27.

Academic offices
Preceded by Carey Fox	Chancellor of McMaster University 1955—1960	Succeeded by Charles P. Fell