Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Office of the Master in Ordinary
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Master in Ordinary of the Supreme Court was established by the Judicature Act of 1881, replacing the Master in Ordinary of the former Court of Chancery.
The position of Master in Ordinary was held by Thomas Hodgins, from 1881 to 1910, and by G.O. Alcorn, from 1910 to 1923.
In 1923, the various judicial and administrative offices of the Supreme Court were reorganized, and the Office of the Master in Ordinary was combined with the Office of the Master in Chambers to form the Master's Office (also known as the judicial branch) of the Supreme Court of Ontario.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Master in Ordinary could hear matters on reference from a judge and could make rulings on a number of procedural issues.
Address
Ontario Judicature Act, Statutes of Ontario 1881, Chap. 5
Order in Council 128/216 (May 4, 1923)
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Access points area
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Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Legislation/Orders in Council (see above)
Ontario Public Accounts
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
T. Belton, R. Anger