Peter Livius

He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, the sixth child of Peter Livius, a German from Hamburg and was sent to school in England by his English mother.

[1] In 1764 he made a large gift of books to Harvard University and in return was given an honorary master's degree.

[2] He entered the Middle Temple to study law and was called to the bar in 1775, also receiving an honorary DCL from Oxford University.

Again he fled to London to plead his case, successfully this time, but his return to Quebec in 1780 was thwarted by adverse sailing conditions.

He was finally relieved of his position as Chief Justice in 1786, without ever having attempted a second time to return to Quebec.