Edward Ludlow Wetmore

Edward Ludlow Wetmore
Mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick
In office 1874–1876
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for York
In office 1883–1886
Chief Justice of Saskatchewan
In office 1907–1912
Succeeded by	Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1841 Fredericton, New Brunswick
Died	January 19, 1922 (aged 80) Victoria, British Columbia

Edward Ludlow Wetmore (March 24, 1841 – January 19, 1922) was a Canadian judge and politician.

Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of Charles Peters Wetmore and Sarah Burr Ketchum, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1859. He was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1864. From 1874 to 1876, he was the mayor of Fredericton. He was elected to Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was Leader of the Opposition from 1883 to 1886. In 1886, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick.

In 1887, he was appointed puisne judge of the first Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and in 1907 he was appointed the first Chief Justice of Saskatchewan. He served in this position until 1912.

In 1907, he became the first Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan and served in this position until 1917.

References

• "Edward Ludlow Wetmore". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.