Sir Lewis Edward EMERSON Kb, Kcsg ²⁷⁷⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Admitted to the bar, 1913, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

2. Appointment: Minister Without Portfolio, 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

3. Election: MHA for Placentia East, Between 1928 and 1932, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

4. Appointment: Minister of Justice, Between 1932 and 1934, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

5. Election: MHA for St. John's East, Between 1932 and 1934, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

6. Appointment: Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General under Commission of Government, Between 1937 and 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰ Government

7. Appointment: Commissioner for Defence under Commission of Government, Between 1940 and 1944, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

8. Appointment: KB (Knight Bachelor), 1944, London, Greater London, England. ²⁷⁷⁰

9. Occupation: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Between 1944 and 1949, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

10. Appointment: KCSG (Knight Commander of St. George), 1947, London, Greater London, England. ²⁷⁷⁰

11. Interesting: Unsuccesfully sued Peter Cashin for Defamation, 1947, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³⁸

Lewis married Lady Ruby Edith AYRE, daughter of Frederick William AYRE and Mary Julia PITTS. (Lady Ruby Edith AYRE was born on 9 Oct 1889 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰³⁰ and died in 1957 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States of America ⁷⁰³⁰.)