Robert Taschereau
Robert Taschereau (Quebec, 1896 - 1970) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and briefly served as acting Governor General of Canada following the death of Governor Georges Vanier in 1967.Following a career as a lawyer, Taschereau entered politics as a Liberal and successfully won a seat in the Quebec National Assembly in 1930. He held his seat until retiring 1936.
On February 9, 1940, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, filling the vacancy created by the death of his former law partner, Lawrence Cannon. He was promoted to Chief Justice in 1963.
According to the Canadian rules of succession, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is second-in-line to the Governor Generalship, and serves in an interim capacity until a new one can be appointed by the Prime Minister and approved by the Queen.
Taschereau acted as Governor General from Vanier's death on March 5 to April 17, 1967 at which point Prime Minister Lester Pearson and the Queen appointed Roland Michener as the new Governor General.
Taschereau remained in the Supreme Court until retiring in 1967. He died in 1970.