Thomas Erskine Perry
Sir Thomas Erskine Perry | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Wimbledon, Surrey, England | 20 July 1806
Died | 22 April 1882 London, England | (aged 75)
Political party | Liberal |
Relations | James Perry (father) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Politician, judge |
Sir Thomas Erskine Perry (20 July 1806 – 22 April 1882) was a British Liberal politician and judge in India. After serving as chief justice of the supreme court in Bombay and as a Member of Parliament in Britain, he served as a member of the Council of India for 21 years.
Early and personal life
Perry was born in Wimbledon to James Perry and his wife, Anne, in 1806. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, before studying in Munich.[1] Perry unsuccessfully stood for the seat of Chatham at the 1832 general election.
Perry married Louisa McElkiney in 1834. After her death in India in 1841, he married Elizabeth Margaret Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, second daughter of
Career
Perry was admitted to
After returning to England, Perry stood for Liverpool in the 1853 by-election. Again unsuccessful, he gained the seat of Devonport in 1854. He spoke in the House of Commons on the East India Company's rule in India and property rights for married women. He left parliament in 1859 following his appointment to the Council of India,[4] on which he served until 1882.
After falling ill and being unable to be sworn of the
Works
- (trans.) Von Savigny's Treatise on possession, or, The jus possessionis of the civil law translated from the German, 1848
- Cases illustrative of oriental life and the application of English law to India, decided in H. M. Supreme Court at Bombay, 1853
Footnotes
- ^ "Perry, Thomas Erskine (PRY823TE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 19953". The London Gazette. 16 February 1841. p. 400.
- ^ "About us". Government Law College. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "No. 22296". The London Gazette. 9 August 1859. p. 3037.
References
- Barker, G. F. R.; Prior, Katherine (2004). "Perry, Sir Thomas Erskine (1806–1882)". In Prior, Katherine (ed.). doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22000. Retrieved 15 September 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- "Thomas Erskine Perry, 1806 or 1807–1881". The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 15 September 2009.