Profil de la personne

Vann Cwinn, Sidney

1925–2008

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Biographie

He was qualified as a lawyer at Osgoode Hall, Toronto ON Canada.

In 1979 he was disbarred for conduct unbecoming of a solicitor and barrister.

He was convicted under the Mann Act in the USA and jailed for three months in Syracuse NY USA.

Anecdotes

He is buried in the Jewish Memorial Gardens Osgoode Cemetery, Greely, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario.

He was described in his obituary as "A medaled war-time sailor, consummate equestrian, producer and host of the television series The Magic of Horses, developer, lawyer, builder, financier, philanthropist, world traveler , adventurer and world hiker, artist, published author and poet." His obituary omits his conviction for sex crimes in the USA.

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