"Law Offices of Samuel E. Weir, Q.C"

DateAfter 1936

DimensionsOverall: 60.3 x 45.7 cm
Thickness: 12.7 cm

Credit LineGift of Edward Phelps, London, Ontario, 1995.

Object number1995.011.005

Label TextBorn in London on August 12, 1898, Samuel E. Weir attended local public schools including the London Collegiate. Although initially interested in studying chemistry, having secured work in a local munitions factory, he accepted his family’s wish that he study law instead. In 1915, he began to article with London’s Meredith and Meredith. After two years, he moved to Toronto to study at Osgoode Hall. On October 1, 1920, Weir was called to the bar. Out of a class of 244, his were the highest marks and he was one of four to graduate with honours. Before his graduation, Weir began working for local law firm, Ivey and Ivey. He moved to other firms in London before entering into private practice in 1936. His new firm was called Weir and Associates and it specialized in insurance law. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1936, elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1950, and became a Life Bencher in 1965. Weir retired from active practice in 1970. Weir served on London City Council from 1932 to 1933 and was a member and later Chair of the Victoria Hospital Trust. He died on January 18, 1981.

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