Henry Gollan
Henry Gollan | |
|---|---|
Lancelot Henry Elphinstone | |
| Chief Justice of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1924–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Rees-Davies |
| Succeeded by | Sir Joseph Horsford Kemp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1868 Coquimbo, Chile |
| Died | 5 August 1949 (aged 81) |
Sir Henry Cowper Gollan
Early life
Gollan was born on 8 January 1868 in Coquimbo, Chile. He was the son of Sir Alexander Gollan, K.C.M.G., a British diplomat.[1]
He was educated at Charterhouse School. He obtained his Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1887 and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in January 1891. He joined the Northern Circuit and later practised in London.[2]
In 1899 he was appointed private secretary to Sir
Legal appointments
In 1900, presumably on Lugard's recommendation, Gollan was appointed
"The Queensland Code appeared to me to keep in a much more satisfactory manner than any of the other Codes I have mentioned the mean between over elaboration on the one hand and over compression on the other . . ."[3]
In 1904 he was appointed Chief Justice of Bermuda and in that capacity served as President of the Legislative Council. In Bermuda, he also worked on the development of a Criminal Code again modelled on the Queensland Code.[4]
In 1911, he was appointed Attorney-General of Trinidad and in 1918 the Attorney-General of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Gollan was appointed a King's Counsel twice, the first time in
He was knighted in 1921 whilst attorney general of Ceylon.[6]
In 1924, he was appointed
From 1926, in his capacity as
Retirement
Gollan retired to England in 1930. On his retirement, he was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Hong Kong.[9]
He died on 5 August 1949.[10]
References
- ^ Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage, 1931 p1034
- ^ The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: the first 185 years, p336 and Obituary. Law Journal, Vol 99 p446
- ^ Report on (Draft) Criminal Code Proclamation, enclosed with dispatch of 6.10.03 (Wallace/Chamberlain), C.O. 446/33
- ^ The Legislation of the Empire, p401
- ^ London Gazette, 25 July 1911, p5549 (Trinidad) and 14 February 1919, p2269 (Ceylon)
- ^ London Gazette, 1 March 1921 p1963
- ^ North China Herald, 31 October 1925, p196
- ^ North China Herald, 16 October 1926, p126
- ^ "HKU Honorary Graduates - Graduate Detail". www4.hku.hk.
- ^ Obituary. Law Journal, Vol 99 p446