Background
Legge was born on January 27, 1923.
treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada
Legge was born on January 27, 1923.
Legge graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1948 after earning a Bachelor of Arts and a nursing degree. Legge received an honourary Doctor of Laws from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1988.
Legge was elected the Law Society of Upper Canada"s first female bencher in 1975. Legge was twice elected treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada. She was the organization"s first female head
Sice 2007, the Law Society of Upper Canada has selected a recipient of the Laura Legge award to recognize women in Ontario who have exemplified ledership in the legal profession.
Legge died on October 5, 2010.