 | The Conventional Man: The Diaries of Ontario Chief Justice Robert A. Harrison, 1856-1878 Subjects: Harrison Robert A. (Robert Alexander) 1833–1878 -- Diaries; Ontario. Supreme Court -- Biography; Judges -- Ontario -- Biography; Although unusual in his driving ambitions and his consuming need to accumulate a fortune, Harrison remained in most respects thoroughly conventional and Victorian, and his diary offers unrivalled insights into the voice of the mid-nineteenth century Toronto male. Oliver Peter : Peter Oliver is a professor in the Department of History at York University and Editor-in-Chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. |
