Fonds F1555 - Deacon family fonds

Joseph Deacon was born in in Perth, Ontario, in 1830. Deciding on law as a profession he entered the office of his brother, John Deacon, late senior judge of the County of Renfrew. He was sworn in as solicitor in 1854, admitted as an attorney in 1857, and called to the bar in 1860 and in the fall of that year moved to Brockville. After practising for eleven years he was appointed police magistrate of Brockville and he held the position from 1871 to 1918. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1884 by the Federal Government. He practiced law in Brockville until his death in 1918.
Charles Rufus Deacon, son of Joseph Deacon and Amanda (Teskey) Deacon, graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the bar in 1902. He practised with his father until his father's death. In 1924 the family moved to Toronto where, until his retirement, he was Master of Titles for the Province of Ontario. In 1933 he was appointed a Kinf's Counsel and he died in 1955.
John Albert Deacon, son of Charles Rufus and Anna (McConachie) Deacon, graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1939. He served with the Royal Canadian Artillery and the Judge Advocate - General's Staff during World War II. After the war he practisec in Toronto and was appointed a Provincial Court Judge in 1965.