John Godfrey Spragge

John Godfrey Spragge
John Godfrey Spragge
Chief Justice of Ontario
	In office; 1881–1884
Preceded by	Thomas Moss
Succeeded by	John Hawkins Hagarty
Personal details
Born	September 6, 1806; New Cross, Lewisham, England
Died	20 April 1884 (aged 77); Toronto, Ontario

John Godfrey Spragge (September 6, 1806 – April 20, 1884) was a Canadian lawyer and judge.

Born in New Cross, Lewisham, England, he emigrated to Upper Canada in 1820 with his father, Joseph Spragge. He was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1828 and practised law in York (now Toronto). In May 1881, he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario (the title was changed later in the year to chief justice of Ontario). He served until his death in 1884.[1]

References

Brian H. Morrison. "John Godfrey Spragge". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 2015-07-28.

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[DoCB-1] Brian H. Morrison. "John Godfrey Spragge". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 11. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 2015-07-28.