| Last Name: | Denison |
| First Name: | John |
| Second Name: | Shirley |
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| Sex: | Male |
| Birth Date: | Jul 02, 1870 |
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| Death Date: | Jun 28, 1951 |
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| Branch: | Bellevue |
| Notes: | After Maud died, he looked after his sister Emily. Emily lived in boarding house on Madison. At some point he
travelled out west.
He is buried in Mt Pleasant cemetery in Toronto:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63328274/john-shirley-denison
His will created an award that is given yearly by the Law Society of Ontario. More information is at:
https://lso.ca/about-lso/medals,-awards-and-honours/law-society-awards/the-j-shirley-denison-award
From that website, a few words about Denison and the award:
Born in Montréal in 1870, Denison attended Upper Canada College in Toronto, and then Osgoode Hall Law
School. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1892 and was made King’s Counsel in 1910, under George V.
He was elected a bencher of the Law Society in 1931, and was re-elected in 1936, ‘41 and ‘46. Denison
served as chairman of the Legal Education Committee from 1936 until 1944, when he was elected Treasurer.
He was made a life bencher in 1946.
Denison practised law in Toronto with Angus MacMurchy, K.C., under the name of MacMurchy & Denison, for
more than 40 years. They were solicitors for the Canadian Pacific Railway and jointly produced a number of
volumes on railway law. Denison was also on the staff of Osgoode Hall Law School from 1910 to 1925,
lecturing on wills, property and conveyancing.
The J. Shirley Denison Fund was established under the terms of the will of John Shirley Denison, KC, who
served as Treasurer for three terms from 1944 to 1947. The generous provisions of Mr. Denison’s bequest
provided financial support for many lawyers in the years prior to the development of a reliable social security
safety net.
From 2000-2014, the Fund paid a total of $432,000 to 134 applicants.
By naming an award in his honour the importance of his legacy will be recognized and celebrated each year
as will the activities of recipients in making a significant contribution in the area of access to justice and poverty. |
| Cemetery: | Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
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| Individual record created: | Jan 09, 2000 at 4:46:55 PM |
| Individual record last updated: | Jul 06, 2024 at 6:30:36 PM |
| Spouses: |
Fairbairn/Maud Beith |
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