George French (judge)
George French | |
---|---|
Chief Justice, British Supreme Court for China and Japan | |
In office 1877–1881 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Grimani Hornby |
Succeeded by | Richard Rennie |
Personal details | |
Born | 1817 Tortola, the West Indies |
Died | November 13, 1881 Kobe, Japan |
George French (1817–1881) was a British judge. He was the
Early life
French was born in 1817, in
Career
French was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1844. As a barrister, French "did not have a large business in court." But he was well known in the courts as a law reporter for The Times and the Law Journal in the court of the Vice Chancellor. For a number of years he sat as a deputy county court judge.[3]
In 1867 French was appointed
In 1877, French was appointed Chief Judge of the
Death
French died in office in Kobe on November 13, 1881. He was buried in Onohama Cemetery in Kobe. His coffin was carried to the cemetery by sailors from HMS Flying Fish.[6] He was succeeded by Richard Rennie.
His grave was moved to Futatabi Cemetery after World War II where it remains to this day.
Further reading
- Clark, Douglas (2015). Gunboat Justice: British and American Law Courts in China and Japan (1842-1943). Hong Kong: ISBN 978-988-82731-9-5
References
- ^ Biographical History for Gonville and Caius College, 1349-1897
- ^ French v French (1840) 11 Sim 257, 59 ER 872 (13 November 1840), Court of Chancery (England and Wales), delivered by Shadwell VC
- ^ The Standard, July 1, 1867, p3
- ^ North China Herald, Dec 20, 1877
- ^ "No. 24640". The London Gazette. 8 November 1878. p. 5937.
- ^ London and China Telegraph, Jan 9, 1882, p26