Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins | |
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Born |
Cardigan, Wales | 22 December 1857
Died | 1 October 1928
London, England | (aged 70)
Education | Cheltenham College |
Occupation | Jurist |
Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins, KCIE (22 December 1857 – 1 October 1928), was a British judge. He was the chief justice of the Calcutta and Bombay High Court, as well as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. [1]
Jenkins was born in 1857 at The Priory, Cardigan. He was the younger son of solicitor Richard David Jenkins and Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Lewis. [2]
Jenkins passed from Cheltenham College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1883.[ citation needed] He became the chief justice of the Bombay High Court for ten years (1898–1908); thereafter, Jenkins was selected as a member of the Council of India. On 17 August 1899 he was knighted, [3] and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1903 Durbar Honours. [4] [5] Between 1909 and 1915 he was the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court after Justice Francis William Maclean. [6] He also served as District Grand Master of Freemasons for Bombay and Bengal and took an active part in all important public movements on social questions relating to British India. [7]
In his judgeship, Jenkins delivered several verdicts in relation to high-profile conspiracy and bombings, including the Alipore Bomb conspiracy case. [8] [9]
He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1916 and served as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[ citation needed]
He died at his home in London on 1 October 1928. [10]
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Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins | |
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Born |
Cardigan, Wales | 22 December 1857
Died | 1 October 1928
London, England | (aged 70)
Education | Cheltenham College |
Occupation | Jurist |
Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins, KCIE (22 December 1857 – 1 October 1928), was a British judge. He was the chief justice of the Calcutta and Bombay High Court, as well as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. [1]
Jenkins was born in 1857 at The Priory, Cardigan. He was the younger son of solicitor Richard David Jenkins and Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Lewis. [2]
Jenkins passed from Cheltenham College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1883.[ citation needed] He became the chief justice of the Bombay High Court for ten years (1898–1908); thereafter, Jenkins was selected as a member of the Council of India. On 17 August 1899 he was knighted, [3] and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1903 Durbar Honours. [4] [5] Between 1909 and 1915 he was the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court after Justice Francis William Maclean. [6] He also served as District Grand Master of Freemasons for Bombay and Bengal and took an active part in all important public movements on social questions relating to British India. [7]
In his judgeship, Jenkins delivered several verdicts in relation to high-profile conspiracy and bombings, including the Alipore Bomb conspiracy case. [8] [9]
He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1916 and served as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.[ citation needed]
He died at his home in London on 1 October 1928. [10]
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