Sir Charles Arnold White (1858 – 6 September 1931) was a British lawyer who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1898 to 1899 and as Chief Justice of the

Madras High Court The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High C ...

from 1899 to 1914.

Early life and education

White was born in 1858 to Thomas John White of Bowdon,

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and educated at

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from where he completed his graduation in 1881. White was

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in 1883.

Career

White served as the Advocate-General of the

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including the ...

and ex-officio member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1898 to 1899. He resigned in 1899 following his appointment as Chief Justice of the

. In 1914, White was appointed to the

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. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of the

University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigiou ...

Honours

White was made a

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in 1900.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Charles Arnold 1858 births Year of death missing Knights Bachelor Advocates General for Tamil Nadu Chief Justices of the Madras High Court Vice Chancellors of the University of Madras British India judges Alumni of New College, Oxford Members of the Madras Legislative Council English barristers British people in colonial India