Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Jacob William Barth CBE (23 July 1871 – 30 May 1941) was a British lawyer who served as the Attorney General of the East Africa Protectorate and Chief Justice of Kenya.
Barth was born in London, United Kingdom in 1871. [1] He attended Battersea Grammar School and matriculated from Wadham College, Oxford in 1890. [2] Barth was admitted to Middle Temple and called to the bar on 27 June 1900. [3] He served as Attorney General of the East Africa Protectorate between 1914 and 1918. [4]
In 1920, he was appointed Chief Justice of Kenya and remained in the post until he retired in 1934. [5]
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1916 and Knight Bachelor in 1922. [6] Barth died in Albury, Surrey in 1941.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Jacob William Barth CBE (23 July 1871 – 30 May 1941) was a British lawyer who served as the Attorney General of the East Africa Protectorate and Chief Justice of Kenya.
Barth was born in London, United Kingdom in 1871. [1] He attended Battersea Grammar School and matriculated from Wadham College, Oxford in 1890. [2] Barth was admitted to Middle Temple and called to the bar on 27 June 1900. [3] He served as Attorney General of the East Africa Protectorate between 1914 and 1918. [4]
In 1920, he was appointed Chief Justice of Kenya and remained in the post until he retired in 1934. [5]
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1916 and Knight Bachelor in 1922. [6] Barth died in Albury, Surrey in 1941.