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Chief Justice Of The Straits Settlements
The chief justice of Singapore is the presiding member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. It is the highest post in the judicial system of Singapore, appointed by the president, chosen from the candidates recommended by the prime minister. The incumbent chief justice is Sundaresh Menon. History Prior to 1963 the Chief Justice was appointed by the Governors of the respective British colonies. Prior to 1867 the role of the Chief Justice was with the Recorders of the respective British colonies in the area (Penang, Malacca and Singapore). List of chief justices (1965–present) Chief Justices of the Republic of Singapore List of chief justices (1867–1965) Chief Justices of the Straits Settlements Chief Justices of the Colony of Singapore Chief Justices of the State of Singapore See also * Attorney-General of Singapore External links List of former judges Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Singapore
The coat of arms of Singapore is the Coat of arms, heraldic symbol representing the Sovereign state, sovereign island country and city-state of Singapore located in maritime Southeast Asia. It was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore attained Self-governance of Singapore, self-governance from the British Empire, and remains in use after its independence in 1965. The committee that created it, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Toh Chin Chye, was also responsible for the Flag of Singapore, national flag and the Majulah Singapura, national anthem of Singapore. At the centre of the emblem is a red shield bearing a white crescent, a new moon—representing a "young nation on the ascendant", and five white stars—representing democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality, supported by a Asiatic lion, lion and a Malayan tiger, tiger—representing Singapore's namesake and the country's historical ties to the Malay Peninsula; below them is a blue ribbon inscribed with ''Majulah Singapur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sidgreaves
Sir Thomas Sidgreaves (25 October 1831 – 23 December 1889) was a British colonial judge who was Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements from 1871 to 1886. Sidgreaves was born in Preston, Lancashire into a Catholic family, the second son of George Sidgreaves. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and the University of London, earning a B.A. in 1853. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1857. He was knighted in 1874 for service in British India. He married Barbara Young, with whom he had six children, including Sir Arthur Sidgreaves, head of Rolls-Royce. He died by suicide in Great Malvern Great Malvern is an area of the spa town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the eastern flanks of the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill, and i ..., shooting himself in the chest in his garden. He had been suffering from depression because of recent financial losses, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney-General Of Singapore
The attorney-general of Singapore is the public prosecutor of Singapore, and legal adviser to the Government of Singapore. The functions of the attorney-general are carried out with the assistance of the deputy attorney-general and the solicitor-general, through the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC). The attorney-general is appointed by the president in concurrence with the prime minister's advice, under Article 35 of the Constitution of Singapore. Unlike some countries that follow the Westminster parliamentary model, the attorney-general is not a Member of Parliament (MP). The office of Attorney-General was established in 1867, when the British Crown appointed the attorney-general of the Straits Settlements, based in Singapore, to serve as legal adviser to the new Crown colony's government. Functions The attorney-general has two distinct roles, as the Government's legal adviser and as the Public Prosecutor, assisted by legal officers in the AGC's four divisions. Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of St Michael And St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. It is named in honour of two military saints, Michael (archangel), Michael and Saint George, George. The Order of St Michael and St George was originally awarded to those holding commands or high position in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean territories acquired in the Napoleonic Wars, and was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire. It is at present awarded to men and women who hold high office or who render extraordinary or important non-military service to the United Kingdom in a foreign country, and can also be conferred for important or loyal service in relation to foreign and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth affairs. Description The Order includes three class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Rose
Sir Alan Edward Percival Rose was a British barrister and colonial judge. Early life and education Rose was born in London, the son of author Charles Edward Rose. He was educated at Aldenham School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He served in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade of the British Army in World War I. He was called to the bar in 1923. Career Rose served in the Colonial Legal Service from 1929 to 1942 in Fiji, Rhodesia and Palestine. After serving as Solicitor General of British Palestine, Rose became Commissioner in charge of investigating corruption in the Customs Department in 1942 before serving in Ceylon until 1955. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ceylon in 1945, served as Legal Secretary in 1946–47 and Attorney General of Ceylon from 1947 to 1951, before being appointed the 30th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1952 succeeding Edward Jayetileke and was Chief Justice until 1956. He was succeeded by Hema Henry Basnayake. He initially retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy McElwaine
Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine KC (21 September 1884 – 24 October 1969) was a lawyer and judge who served, ''inter alia'', as Attorney General of Fiji and Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements. Early life McElwaine was born in Roscommon, Ireland, and was educated at Campbell College in Belfast and at Trinity College Dublin. He was admitted to the Irish bar in 1908 and the Alberta bar in 1913. In the First World War, he was a temporary lieutenant in the Fourteenth Royal Irish Rifles. Marriages McElwaine married Evelyn Annie Forsaith Macnaught at St Mary Le Park in Battersea, London, on 17 June 1914. She died in the 1918 influenza epidemic on 10 November 1918. She was pregnant at the time of her death. His second wife, Margaret, was a popular socialite during their time in Singapore. They had two sons, David Eric and Ian Douglas. Legal, political and judicial career McElwaine was made acting Solicitor General of Kenya on 15 October 1925, and a nominated official (i.e., ''ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Huggard
Sir Walter Clarence Huggard QC (d. 21 June 1957) was a British barrister, acting High Commissioner for the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland and Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements. Education Sir Walter was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Dublin University where he was First Honourman and Senior Moderator in Legal and Political Science. He received an LLD and was called to the Bar at King's Inn in 1907. Career In 1914 he became a magistrate in Nigeria and in 1920 was appointed Solicitor General for Trinidad and Tobago. Huggard took silk in 1921. The following year he became Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and was Attorney General for the Kenya Colony from 1926–29 (a position which also gave him a seat in the Legislative Council) and Attorney General for the Straits Settlements from 1929–33. Huggard was knighted in 1933. He was succeeded as Attorney General of the Straits Settlements by Percy McElwaine. From 1933 to 1936 he served as Chief J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Shaw (judge)
Sir Walter Sidney Shaw (15 April 1863 – 24 April 1937) was an English barrister and judge. He served as a judge in a number of British colonies, his last judicial appointment being as Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements. He was also the chairman of the Shaw Commission which investigated the 1929 Palestine riots. Early life Born in 1863, Shaw was the second son of George Shaw, a barrister, of St George's Square, Pimlico. He was educated at Brighton College, leaving the school in 1879, and Trinity College, Cambridge,''Kingston Gleaner'', 26 May 1937. which was his father’s old college, where he was admitted in 1882."SHAW, WALTER SIDNEY" in John Venn, John Archibald Venn, eds., ''Alumni Cantabrigienses'', Vol. 2, Part V (Cambridge University Press, 1953)p. 482 "SHAW, WALTER SIDNEY. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 10, 1882. nds. of George (1843), of 71, St George's Square, London" He was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple in 1888.''The Straits Times'' (Singapore), 4 Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alexander Strachey Bucknill
Sir John Alexander Strachey Bucknill KC (14 September 1873 – 6 October 1926) was a British lawyer and Judge. He served as Attorney General of Hong Kong, Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements and Puisne Judge in Patna, India. Early life Bucknill was born in Clifton, Bristol, England on 14 September 1873. He was the son of Sir Thomas Townsend Bucknill a Justice of the High Court in England.Unless otherwise noted, biographical details from Ibis, Volume 69, Issue 1, pages 139–145, January 1927 His younger half-brother was Sir Alfred Townsend Bucknill (1880–1963), who became a High Court Judge in England and in 1945 was appointed a Privy Councillor. Bucknill was educated at Charterhouse School and Keble College, Oxford where he took honours in the Natural Science School. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1896 and practiced on the Midland Circuit until 1902. In 1901 Bucknill married Alice, youngest daughter of Admiral Sir George Henry Richards FRS. They had t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Henry Hyndman Jones
William Henry Hyndman Jones (9 August 184720 August 1926) was a British colonial judge and administrator. William Henry Hyndman Jones was born on 9 August 1847 in Liverpool. He attended Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge, was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 21 November 1870, and was called to the bar of Lincoln's Inn on 3 July 1878. In 1880, two years after his call to the bar, he went to Barbados to review the operations of its police force. One year later, he became an acting judge of the Barbados Court of Appeal. In 1883, he was the chief justice of both Saint Lucia and Tobago, as well as the attorney general and a member of the executive council of either or both colonies. He held various judicial and administrative positions in Jamaica from 1887 to 1896. Hyndman Jones was sent to the Straits Settlements in 1896. He became the acting judicial commissioner of the Federated Malay States in 1903 and chief judicial commissioner effective 1 January 1906. In Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Winfield Bonser
Sir John Winfield Bonser, (24 October 1847 – 9 December 1914) was a British colonial judge. He served as the 17th Chief Justice of Ceylon for almost 10 years. Early life Bonser was the son of Reverend John Bonser.Sir John Winfield-Bonser thepeerage.com He was born in Walsham, , in 1847. Bonser was educated at , |
Elliot Bovill
Sir Elliot Charles Bovill (23 April 1848 – 24 March 1893) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Chief Justice of Cyprus and the Straits Settlements in the late 19th century. Early life Bovill was born in Clapham, at that time in Surrey, the fourth son of William Bovill, often confused with William John Bovill QC of Lincoln's Inn, and his wife, Lavinia Ann I'Anson, daughter of architect Edward I'Anson. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating from the latter with honours in 1871. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1873. He married Anna White, the daughter of John Tahourdin White on 27 July 1876 at Kensington. Legal appointments Bovill was appointed assistant Judicial Commissioner in Cyprus in 1875 soon after its cessation from Turkey to Britain. He was legal adviser to the government (the predecessor position to King's Advocate) from 1877 to 1881. He was appointed Judicial Commissioner in 1881 and Chief Justice in 1883 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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