Philip James Macdonell
Sir Philip James Macdonell | |
|---|---|
| 25th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 3 October 1931 – 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Abrahams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1873 |
| Died | 15 December 1940 (aged 67) |
Sir Phillip James Macdonell (10 January 1873 – 15 December 1940) was the 25th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1931 succeeding Stanley Fisher and was Chief Justice until 1936. He was succeeded by Sidney Abrahams.[1]
Career
Macdonell was a scholar at Brasenose College, Oxford, was Bacon Scholar at Gray's Inn in 1896, and was called to the Bar there in January 1900.[2]
He was war correspondent for "The Times", 1900–1901; Judge of the High Court, Northern Rhodesia, 1918–1927; President of the West Indian Court of Appeal, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago 1927–30[3] Chief Justice of Ceylon, 1930–36;[4] Privy Counsellor, 1939[5][6] Knighted, 1925; Retired, 1936. He was President of the Balovale Commission (Northern Rhodesia, 1939–41)
He died in Southport in 1940 and was buried in Girthon Old Churchyard, Kirkcudbrightshire[7][8] He had married Alexandrina Sutherland Campbell.
References
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Calls to the Bar". The Times. No. 36050. London. 27 January 1900. p. 3. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "No. 33243". The London Gazette. 28 January 1927. p. 578.
- ^ MACDONELL. "MACDONELL, Rt Hon. Sir Philip James". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ "No. 34648". The London Gazette. 25 July 1939. p. 5103.
- ^ "New Privy Councillor - Sir Phillip Macdonnell to be sworn in". The Glasgow Herald. 14 July 1939. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Register index Vol 8b
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