Background
LATCHFORD, Francis Robert was born on April 30, 1850 in Britannia Farm, Ottawa Company, Quebec. Son of James Culhane Latchford, Limerick, Ireland.
LATCHFORD, Francis Robert was born on April 30, 1850 in Britannia Farm, Ottawa Company, Quebec. Son of James Culhane Latchford, Limerick, Ireland.
Studied at Ottawa University. Bachelor of Arts 1882, uiagna cum laude’, called to Bar of Ontario, 1886.
King’s Counsel, 1898. Minister Public Works, 1899-1904. AttorneyGeneral Ontario, 1904-1905.
Member of Parliament South Renfrew Liberal, 1899, 1902. Initiated as a Government enterprise the Temiskaming Railway, which resulted in the discovery and develojmient of the Cobalt silver deposits. Judge Chancery Division High Court of Justice, Ontario, since 1908.
Clubs: York, Toronto, Toronto; Columbus, Ottawa.
Spouse 1890, Frances Agnes O’Brien.