A. Boyd Ferris
A. Boyd Ferris | |
|---|---|
| 48th President of the Canadian Bar Association | |
| In office 1976–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Irwin Dorfman, Q.C. |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Viau, O.C., c.r., LL.D. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winnipeg |
| Died | 1989 Vancouver |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Kerry-Lynne Findlay |
| Children | Hannah and Beau |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia Faculty of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
A. Boyd Ferris, Q.C. (d. 1989) was a Canadian lawyer practising in Vancouver, British Columbia. He served as president of the British Columbia branch of the Canadian Bar Association, and then as the national president of the CBA.
Ferris was born at Winnipeg, Manitoba. He completed his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of British Columbia, and was called to the Bar in 1955. He then went into private practice in Vancouver, first with the firm of Davis and Co. for 24 years, and then with Boughton, Peterson, Yang, Anderson.[1]
Ferris was a long-time member of the Canadian Bar Association. He was elected a member of the national Council of the CBA in 1968 and chair of the British Columbia Branch of the CBA in 1971-72. He was elected to the national Executive in 1973, and national Treasurer in 1974. He served as national President of the CBA in 1976-77.[1]
Also active in politics, in 1967-68 he chaired Pierre Trudeau's successful campaign committee for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. The next year, he was co-chair of the Liberal campaign committee in the general election of 1968.[1]
Ferris was married to Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The couple had two children. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1989.[2]
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