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Chief justice mourned

Date10/9/1985

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

McRuer, J. C. (James Chalmers), 1890-1985 (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Chief justice mourned: The coffin of James Chalmers McRuer, retired chief justice of the High Court of Ontario, is carried by pallbearers from Bloor St. United Church through a guard of honor. At his funeral yesterday, McRuer was praised for his work as a jurist and royal commissioner.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0067838F

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