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Portrait of Major E.M. Culliton in uniform
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- Culliton, E. M. [Edward Milton], 1906-1991
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1 print : newspaper photoset
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Edward Milton Culliton was born on April 9, 1906 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota to John Joseph and Catherine Mary (Kelly) Culliton of Ontario. The family immigrated to Herbert, Saskatchewan in 1907 where John acted as station agent for the Canadian Pacific Railroad and homesteaded south of the community. In 1912, the family moved to a farm near Elbow where Edward Culliton received his primary and secondary education, graduating in 1921. He attended the University of Saskatchewan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (1926) and a law degree (1928).
Culliton was admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1930 and articled with Thomas Gallant, K.C. in Gravelbourg. When Gallant was appointed to the Gravelbourg District Court in 1930, Culliton took over his practice, practicing law in Gravelbourg from 1930 to 1951. This was interrupted by his service in the Royal Canadian Artillery and the Office of the Judge Advocate General (1941-1946). Commissioned as a second lieutenant. He achieved the rank of Major.
Culliton was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in the November 26, 1935 by-election as the Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Gravelbourg. He was re-elected in 1938 and 1948. Culliton served in the William John Patterson cabinet as Provincial Secretary (1938-1941); and while on active service as Minister Without Portfolio (1941-1944). As Provincial Secretary he was the minister in charge of the Saskatchewan Tax Commission, the King's Printer and Bureau of Publications. In the 1944 general election, Culliton lost the constituency of Gravelbourg to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) candidate Henry Edmund Houze. In 1946, he ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Liberal party, losing to Walter Adam Tucker. Culliton regained the constituency of Gravelbourg in the 1948 general election, defeating Houze.
In 1951, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent appointed Culliton to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal and when Chief Justice Hall was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1962, Justice Culliton replaced him as Chief Justice. Culliton served as Chief Justice for Saskatchewan until his retirement in 1981.
Culliton was active in numerous commissions and boards of inquiry at the local, provincial and national levels as well as in community and professional organizations. These included: Chair of the Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee (1953-1955); member and chair of the University of Saskatchewan's Board of Governors (1956-1962); Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan (1965-1969); first Chair of the Saskatchewan Honours Advisory Council (1985-1986); Chair of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Study (1981-1983); Chair of the Code of Ethical Conduct for Saskatchewan Public Office Holders Review (1986); Chair of the Sale of Saskatchewan Government Insurance Properties Commission (1984); Chair of the Saskatchewan Electoral Boundaries Commission (1988); and member of the Committee to Study and Review the Judicial System (1984). In addition, Culliton volunteered with the Red Cross; Canadian National Institute for the Blind; Knights of Columbus; the United Appeal; Assiniboia Club; Advisory Board for Martha House; and the Canadian and Saskatchewan Curling Associations.
In 1963, Culliton received a honourary degree from the University of Saskatchewan and in 1981 the University established the Chief Justice E.M. Culliton Scholarship for post-graduate studies in criminal law. In 1981, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Other honours received by Culliton included: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (given by Pope Paul VI in 1973); member Canadian Curling Hall of Fame (1974); Honourary Vice-President of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (1988); Honourary Life Member Saskatchewan Curling Association (1964); and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1988).
On September 9, 1939, Culliton married Katherine Mary Hector of Dysart, Saskatchewan. Culliton died on March 14, 1991 in Regina.
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Item is a portrait of Major E.M. Culliton in uniform.
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SAFA 126 (old guide GR 323-1 abd GR 323-2) consists of a fonds level description, file level listings of textual records and some item level listing of photographs, printing plate, map, and videocassettes.
See also Guide GR 251, Project 96 for item level descriptions of audio reels R-8351 to R-8353.
See also guide IR 15 for description of records contained in R-OS 39.
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