Mills, David

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Wiki Biography:
- David Mills, PC (March 18, 1831 – May 8, 1903) was a Canadian politician, author, poet and puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
- He was born in Palmyra, in southwestern Upper Canada (now Ontario). His father, Nathaniel Mills, was one of the first settlers in the area. Mills served as superintendent of schools for Kent County from 1856 to 1865. He then attended the University of Michigan School of law, graduating with honors in 1867 with an LL.B degree.
- He published The Present and Future Political Aspects of Canada in 1860 and The Blunders of the Dominion Government in connection with the North-West Territory in 1871.
- Mills was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1867 federal election and re-elected in four subsequent votes until being defeated in the 1882 election.
- During the debates surrounding the creation of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1875, Mills was one of the few exceptions who opposed granting the court jurisdiction over provincial law, as he viewed it as contrary to Canada’s federalist structure.
- On February 8, 1902, Mills was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier.
Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5898
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