Chief Justice Patrick Kerwin: Grace and Wisdom

Hon. Patrick Kerwin, a Chief Justice

of Canada, was born in 1889 in

Sarnia. In this biography, Stephen

McKenna looks at his grandfather

Patrick's early years and examines

his career, cases, his family and

social life.

An intimate look at the life of a

great Canadian who devoted much

of his career to public service.

"In truth the individual is the most

important fact in the world in all

enlightened systems and it must

be the aim of the State to preserve

his natural rights while at the

same time ensuring that the rights

of one do not interfere with those of

another."

- Patrick Kerwin, Harvard University address, 1955