births
May 29, 1899
Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (died 1987)
Douglas Abbott
Douglas Charles Abbott was a Canadian Member of Parliament, federal Cabinet Minister, and justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Abbott's appointment directly from the Cabinet of Canada as Finance Minister to the Supreme Court was one of the most controversial in the Supreme Court's history.
Minister of National Defence (Canada)
The minister of National Defence is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada.