Harrison, Robert A. (1833-1878)

Armorial. 12.4 x 8 cm. Gagnon I, 4859; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 73; Masson Collection Vol. VI, #980. Robert Alexander Harrison was born in Montreal. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Trinity University in Toronto and was called to the bar in 1855. He enjoyed a distinguished career in law which led to his appointment as chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench in Ontario in 1875. (Wallace).https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/book_plates/1011/thumbnail.jp