Sidney Abrahams
Sir Sidney Abrahams Reginald Edward Stubbs | |
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| Preceded by | Philip James Macdonell |
| Succeeded by | John Curtois Howard Francis Soertsz as acting |
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| Born | 1 February 1885 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 14 May 1957 (aged 72) London, England |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Sir Sidney Solomon Abrahams
Early life
Born in Birmingham, England, Abrahams was educated at Bedford Modern School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2]
He competed at athletics for
Amateur Athletic Association Championships in London, he won the long jump with 6.86 metres.British Athletics Championships 1876-1914
.
He studied law at the
called to the bar
in 1909.
Career
He joined the Colonial Service and was Advocate General in Baghdad in 1920 and President of the Civil Courts in
Chief Justice of Tanganyika in 1934.[3]
He then served as
deported; the court ruled against the Governor. He was founder-president of the Medico-Legal Society of Ceylon. He was succeeded by John Curtois Howard, after the acting Francis Soertsz.[4]
He retired from the bench in 1939.
Sidney Abrahams chaired a Committee on the Administration of Justice in
People's Progressive Party Government of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana
(Guyana) in 1953.
He was elected president of the
Jew to hold the post.[citation needed
]
Abrahams was married to Ruth Bowman and they had two children, Valerie and Anthony Abrahams.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Sidney Abrahams". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ^ Rubinstein, William. The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. p. 11.
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
External links
- T. Perera, 'The Bracegirdle Saga: 60 Years After', What Next, No 5 1997
- Abrahams, Sidney 'Solly', Jews in Sport Online
- American Involvement in Guyana in 1953, History of Guyana
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