(1908-5 May 1980), judge. (Percy Bergeron) Born at Cornwall, Ont. Parents: Georges F. Bergeron and his wife Alvina Lafave. Georges F. Bergeron, a native of Lancaster, GC, was mayor of Cornwall in 1927. Percy Bergeron was educated at the University of Ottawa (baccalaureat ès arts 1928), University of Toronto (B.A.), and Osgoode Hall. He articled in the office of Rodolph Danis (see J. L. D. Danis), and in 1933 he was called to the bar, and in that year also he began a law practice in Alexandria. In 1935, the “youthful Alexandria lawyer” was appointed junior magistrate for Stormont, GC, Prescott and Russell. (Standard Freeholder 16 Oct. 1935, Glengarry News 18 Oct. 1935 ) In 1940 he became juvenile court judge. Altogether, he was to be a judge 1935-1972. As a judge, he lived in Cornwall. He was president of the Ontario Magistrates Association 1960-1961. Among his community activities, he promoted the building of the St. Lawrence High School, Cornwall. The P. C. Bergeron House in Cornwall, a charitable institution for helping offenders, is named for him. Roman Catholic, he was married 19 Sept.1936 to Hazel Rivière.

Harkness 436-437 * J.Y. Pelletier, Nos magistrats (1989) 81 * Aperçu de la francophonie de Cornwall par l’image (1984) 21, 28 * Marin 104, 118, 478 * opens Alexandria office, Glengarry News 20 Oct. 1933 * remembered as goal keeper in Alexandria lacrosse games, letter by G. O. Saxton, GN 5 May 1993