Background
MACLAREN, John James was born in 1842 in Lachute, Quebec.
MACLAREN, John James was born in 1842 in Lachute, Quebec.
Studied at Victoria University, Bachelor of Arts. Prince of Wales’ Gold Medallist 1862. Bachelor of Laws 1868.
Doctor of Laws 1886; M'Gill University, Bachelor of Civil Law 1808. Doctor of Civil Law 1SS7. Was British Secretary of British and American Joint Commission on Oregon Claims, 1867-1869.
Advocate, Quebec, 1868. Doctor of Laws.
Queen’s Counsel 1878. Member of Bar Council and Law Examiner. Removed i from Montreal to Toronto, 1884.
Barrister, Ontario, 1884. Honourable Lecturer on Comparative Jurisprudence, University of Toronto, 1886-1890. Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University, and a Regent since 1870.
Senator of University of Toronto since 1891. D. Commander of Order of Leopold, Justice of Appeal since 1902.