A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
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A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography: Brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century
Canada -- Biography
Meek has also written and
published pamphlets; and essays on Legal and Constitutional questions in
reviews and magazines which have been favorably criticized and commented
upon—notably two essays comparing our Canadian System of Federalism
with the American System of Federalism, entitled, “Some Observations on
the Constitution of the Dominion of Canada,” published in the American
Law Review of 1895, 1896; “The Legal and Constitutional Aspects of the
Manitoba School Questions,” published in the “Canadian Magazine” and in
pamphlet form in 1895; “Political Lessons from the Time of Cicero,”
“Representative Government and Federalism,” the “Plebiscite”—an answer
to an Essay published by the late Sir Geo. W. Ross—and other Essays,
all to be found in the “Canadian Magazine” between 1898 and 1904;
“Sunday Laws,” published in the “Canadian Law Review” in 1904; “The
Mistakes made by the Framers of the Constitution of the United States of
America,” and “Government and Political and Municipal Corporations,”
etc., published later. In 1913 Mr. Meek published a book of 600 pages,
entitled, “Business and Law,” which has had a wide circulation. Mr. Meek
was created a Q.C. in 1896, but for political reasons the patent was
never issued. He was, however, made a K.C. by the Ontario Government in
1908. He has recently published a few short poems which have been much
admired. Now 72, he is in robust health, and his writings are as clear
and concise, and his forensic abilities as convincing as 30 years ago,
with the added copiousness and accuracy acquired by long years of
experience. His eldest son, Mr. Charles S. Meek, is managing director of
the British Pacific Engineering & Construction Company, of Vancouver,
where he resides with his family, consisting of a wife and two
daughters. His second son, Mr. E. J. Meek, is the chief accountant of
the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and resides in Toronto with wife and two
children—a son and daughter. Mr. Meek lives at 177 Jamieson Ave., with
his wife and unmarried daughter, Miss Gertrude Meek.
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