Bruce Burnside
Sir Bruce Burnside | |
|---|---|
| 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 21 May 1883 – 1889 | |
| Appointed by | James Robert Longden |
| Preceded by | Jacobus de Wet |
| Succeeded by | John Winfield Bonser |
| 15th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
| In office 24 October 1879 – 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cayley |
| Succeeded by | Francis Flemming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1833 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Died | 10 August 1909 (aged 76) Kent, Surrey, England |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Francis |
| Children | Frederick K. Burnside Eustace A. Burnside Robert Bruce Burnside Edmund Burnside Bertram W. Burnside Ida M. Burnside Lilla Burnside Frederick R. Burnside |
Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 11 August 1909[1]) was a Bahamian lawyer and politician.
He served as a Member of Parliament, Solicitor-General and Attorney-General of the Bahama Islands,[1] later becoming the 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Early life and education
[edit]Burnside was born in Nassau, the second son of Hon. John James Burnside,[2] one time Surveyor-General of the Bahamas[1][2] and his wife, Mary.[3]
Burnside was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1856.[1][2]
Legal and political career
[edit]Bahamas
[edit]Burnside returned to Nassau and established himself in legal practice.[1] He became a member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas in 1859.[1]
During the American Civil War, he served as a legal adviser to the Confederate States.[1][2]
In 1864, Burnside was appointed Solicitor-General of the Bahamas.[1] He served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly from November 1866 to February 1867. He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1872 and appointed Attorney-General in 1875.[1][4]
Chief Justice of Ceylon
[edit]In 1879, Burnside was appointed Queen's Advocate in Ceylon.[1][2][5]
Four years later, he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 21 May 1883[1][2][6] succeeding Jacobus de Wet and served as Chief Justice until 1889. He was succeeded by John Winfield Bonser.[7][8]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 1874, Burnside was made Queen's Counsel.[1][9] He was knighted in 1884.[1][10]
Personal life and death
[edit]Burnside died in England on 11 August 1909.[1] He was survived by his wife, Mary. One son, Robert Bruce Burnside, was a judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Obituary of Sir Bruce Burnside". Nassau, Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian. 1 September 1909. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary". Birmingham Post. 13 August 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside". RootsWeb. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Appointments". The Gazette (24254). London, England: 4821. 12 October 1875.
- ^ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 24807. London, England. 30 January 1880. p. 449. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 25217. London, England. 30 March 1883. p. 1739.
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 24119. London, England. 4 August 1874. p. 3811. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 25402. London, England. 7 October 1884. p. 4372.
- ^ Staples, G. T. "Burnside, Robert Bruce (1862–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
