L. Y. Cairns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

L. Y. Cairns

Date of Birth: 19-May-1892

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1967

Profession: judge

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About L. Y. Cairns

  • Laurence Yeomans Cairns, (May 19, 1892 – July 27, 1967) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.
  • He served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1958 to 1964. Cairns was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • He attended the University of Alberta, graduating in its inaugural class of 1912 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
  • In 1915, he earned a Doctor of Laws (LLB) degree from the university.
  • He was a veteran of World War I, and later was a lawyer in Edmonton.
  • He was appointed King's Counsel in 1935 and was a judge on the District Court of Northern Alberta and on the Supreme Court of Alberta.
  • In 1950, he was President of the Alberta Law Society.
  • Cairns also served as an Edmonton Public School Board trustee in the 1930s, and as Chairman of the Edmonton Public School Board.
  • Cairns died in 1967.
  • L.Y.
  • Cairns School in Edmonton is named for him.

Read more at Wikipedia