Robert Lyall-Grant
Robert William Lyall-Grant (10 September 1875 – 1955) was Chief Justice of Jamaica from August 1932. He had previously been Attorney General of Kenya and a puisne judge of Ceylon.
Lyall-Grant was born the son of John Lyall-Grant in Aberdeen, Scotland and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, where he studied law as a Vans Dunlop scholar. He was called to the bar in 1903.[1]
After working in practice until 1909 he moved to Africa to take up the post of Attorney General of Nyasaland before serving as a High Court judge there. In July 1920 he was appointed Attorney General of Kenya before being promoted in 1926 to be a Puisne Judge in Ceylon.[2] His final appointment in August 1932 was that of Chief Justice of Jamaica.[3]
He retired in 1936.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Chief Justice arrives". Kingston Gleaner. 10 November 1932.
- ^ "No. 33125". The London Gazette. 19 January 1926. p. 454.
- ^ "No. 33856". The London Gazette. 19 August 1932. p. 5366.
- ^ "unknown". Kingston Gleaner. 1 February 1936.
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