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Newton Wesley Rowell (born Nov. 1, 1867, Middlesex county, Ont., Can.—died Nov. 22, 1941, Toronto, Ont.) was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as chief justice of Ontario in 1936–37. Rowell was called to the bar in 1891 and made king’s counselor in 1902. As a member of the Ontario legislative assembly in 1911, he became leader of the Liberal opposition. He entered the Dominion House of Commons in 1917 and served in Sir...