Cecil Kelsick
Cecil Kelsick | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Hyatali |
| Succeeded by | Clinton Bernard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1920 Portsmouth, Dominica |
| Died | 27 September 2017 (aged 97) |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Cecil Arthur Kelsick TC (15 July 1920 – 27 September 2017) was a Trinidadian judge who was the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 1983 to 1985.[1]
Kelsick was born in Portsmouth, Dominica. He was educated at Montserrat Grammar School from 1928 to 1937, and was awarded the Leeward Islands Scholarship in 1938.[2] He attended King's College London where he studied Law, (LLB, 1941; AKC, 1942).[3] He was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in November 1941, and had a distinguished legal career as Crown Attorney and then Attorney General in the Leeward Islands and Windward Islands. In 1957, he was appointed Solicitor General for Trinidad and Tobago.
He died on 27 September 2017, at the age of 97.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Yawching (1991), p. 189
- ^ "Biographical Notes". Caribbean Quarterly. 6 (2/3): 236–239. 1960 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Personalities Caribbean. 1983.
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 19 March 2018. p. 201. ISBN 9781538111468. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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