William Ovens Clark
William Ovens Clark | |
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| Born | 14 January 1849 |
| Died | 3 April 1937 (aged 88) London, England |
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| Occupation | Jurist |
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Sir William Ovens Clark (14 January 1849 โ 3 April 1937) was a
Chief Court of the Punjab
.
Biography
He was born in Ireland, the son of James Johnston Clark and Frances Hall.[1] He was educated at Portora Royal School and Trinity College Dublin.[2]
He joined in the
Bengal famine of 1874.[3]
Clark qualified as a Barrister-at-Law in 1881.[3] Between 1894 and 1895, he served a Divisional Judge at Peshawar, and, in 1896, at Delhi. That latter year he was also made a Divisional Judge at Lahore, and in 1897 made a full Judge at the Chief Court of the Punjab.[2] In December 1898, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Chief Court of the Punjab.[1]
He was made a Knight Bachelor in the
1903 Durbar Honours.[4] He retired as Chief Justice in 1910 and settled in London. Clark died in London in 1937 at the age of 88.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Sir William Ovens Clark". The Peerage.
- ^ a b "Mr. Justice Sir William Ovens Clark". Lahore High Court.
- ^ a b Harrison, The India List and India Office List, 1905.
- ^ "The Durbar Honours". The Times. No. 36966. London. 1 January 1903. p. 8.