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Sep 20, 1917 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Died on 23 Sep 2004 (aged 87)
Canadian lawyer
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About Morris C. Shumiatcher
- Morris Cyril "Shumi" Shumiatcher, (September 20, 1917 – September 23, 2004) was a Canadian lawyer, human rights activist, philanthropist, arts patron, art collector, author, and lecturer.
- As senior legal counsel in the provincial government of Tommy Douglas, he drafted the 1947 Saskatchewan Bill of Rights, the first such bill in the British Commonwealth.
- He established a successful private law practice in Regina in 1949 and argued numerous cases of constitutional law before the Supreme Court of Canada.
- He and his wife Jacqui distributed millions of dollars to support the arts, universities, and other charities in Regina, and also amassed "one of the most significant private collections of Inuit art in Canada".
- He was the recipient of many awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1981 and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 1997.
