George T. H. Cooper

Background

H. Cooper, George T. was born in 1941 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Education

Dalhousie University (Bachelor of Science, 1962. Bachelor of Laws, 1965). Oxford University, England (Bachelor of Civil Law, 1967).

Career

Worked at McInnes Cooper & Robertson (Halifax, Nova Scotia) specializing in General Legal Practice in all major areas of law including Corporate and Commercial, Banking, Securities, Tax, International Trade, Transportation, Insolvency, Environmental, Offshore Oil and Gas, Maritime Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Fisheries, Construction, Trial and Appeal Court Litigation, Insurance, Labour and Employment, Pensions, Municipal and Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Nova Scotia. Rhodes Scholar. Member, Parliament of Canada, 1979-1980.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1979-1980.

Former Director: Canadian National Railway Company. Director, Stora North America Division of Stora Kpparbergs Bergslags Bachelor of Arts and Subsidiaries.

Autoport Limited. Canac International Incorporated.

Former Director and Chairman, The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States. (the Fulbright Scholarship).

Managing Trustee, Estate late Dorothy J. Killam. Member: Canadian and International Bar Associations.

Nova Scotia Barristers" Society.

History: McInnes Cooper & Robertson was founded in 1859 by Hiram Blanchard and Jonathan McCully, both prominent in the public life of the Province. Since its establishment, the Firm has been involved in many of the important cases which have come before the courts of Nova Scotia and in the industrial and commercial life of the Province.

Achievements

• George T. H. Cooper has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Parliament of Canada, 1979-1980. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 1979-1980.