Judge James Willson HANNON

Male 1870 - 1949  (78 years)


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  • Name James Willson HANNON 
    Prefix Judge 
    Born 11 Oct 1870  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1949  Regina, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Regina, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Grey monument with V and flame, Plot 401, R2-36 Broad St.
    Person ID I245  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2018 

    Father Rev. James HANNON, D.D.
              b. 8 Feb 1837, Peterborough, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Mar 1912, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah MARGARET WILLSON, .9
              b. 23 Feb 1846, Willowdale (Toronto), York Twp., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 2 Mar 1924, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1869  Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F44  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Orilla WOODS
              b. Feb 1847, Kincardine, Bruce Co., Ont. Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1945, Regina, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1900  Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jean HANNON
              b. 1896, Regina, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1966, Regina, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James Willson is the son of Sarah Margaret Willson & Rev. James Hannon.

      . 1895 Barrister-at-Law & Solicitor 1895, graduated from Osgoode Hall, Toronto. Lawyer, Judge, Registerer of Land Titles, Battleford, Sask. in 1905.

      . 1909 District Court Judge, Regina. Prince Albert school trustee, Secretary Liberal Assoc.

      . Resided at Hamilton, Guelph, Dundas, St. Mary's, Walkerton, Kincardine, Toronto, Chatham area, & lastly Prince Albert, Saskatchewan since 1899.

      He married Emma Orilla Woods.

      . 1936 July 1 - New York Passenger Lists S. S. Roma, New York.
      James W. Hannon, Judge, B. Hamilton, Ontario, Last residence: Regina.

      . Judge J.W. Hannon, 1859-1860 student Victoria College Cobourg, 1861-1862 Colbourne, ordained in 1863 at Newcastle, 1864-1865 Bowmanville, 1866-1867 Yonge Street South, . 1868-1869 Berkley Street Toronto, 1870-1871 Hamilton West, 1872-1874 North Street - London, . 1875-1876 Zion Tabernacle Hamilton, 1877-1879 Dundas, 1880 St. Mary's, 1890-1892 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1906 superannuated Chatham, Delegate to General Conference Montreal 1878, Financial Secretary 1878 & 1879, Chairman of District 1880.
      Ref: Judge J.W. Hannon, 1859-1860 student Victoria College Cobourg, 1861-1862 Colbourne, ordained in 1863 at Newcastle, 1864-1865 Bowmanville, 1866-1867 Yonge Street South, . 1868-1869 Berkley Street Toronto, 1870-1871 Hamilton West, 1872-1874 North Street - London, . 1875-1876 Zion Tabernacle Hamilton, 1877-1879 Dundas, 1880 St. Mary's, 1890-1892 Norfolk Street - Guelph (Wellington Co.), 1906 superannuated Chatham, Delegate to General Conference Montreal 1878, Financial Secretary 1878 & 1879, Chairman of District 1880.

      . James W. Hannon was educated in the public & high schools & collegiate institutes of Ontario, Canada (Dundas, St. Mary s, Walkerton, Kincardine). He also attended the County Model School. In 1888 he matriculated with honors in Classics at Toronto University. From January, 1889, to July, 1890, he aught a country school about eighteen miles south of Chatham.

      Mr. Hannon graduated from law school at Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, in 1895 & was admitted to the bar of Ontario as Barrister-at-Law & Solicitor the same year. He practiced law at Guelph, Ontario, & later at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He was appointed Crown Prosecutor for Saskatchewan in 1899 & Solicitor for the city of Prince Albert. In 1901 he was made Agent of Dominion Lands & Crown Timber Agent at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Mr. Hannon became Registrar of Land Titles for the West Saskatchewan Land Registration District, with office at Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1905 & removed to Battleford in that same year. In 1909 he was appointed Judge of the District Court of the Judicial District of Regina & since then has resided at Regina. Judge Hannon is a member of the Board of Governors of Regina College.

      At Prince Albert he served several terms as public school trustee & also as secretary of the Liberal Association. - - - [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] Wellington Willson Cummer, Esq., 1901.