Synopsis "Chief Justice Patrick Kerwin: Grace and Wisdom"
Hon. Patrick Kerwin, a Chief Justiceof Canada, was born in 1889 inSarnia. In this biography, StephenMcKenna looks at his grandfatherPatrick's early years and examineshis career, cases, his family andsocial life.An intimate look at the life of agreat Canadian who devoted muchof his career to public service."In truth the individual is the mostimportant fact in the world in allenlightened systems and it mustbe the aim of the State to preservehis natural rights while at thesame time ensuring that the rightsof one do not interfere with those ofanother."- Patrick Kerwin, Harvard University address, 1955