Sir Roger Evans Hall CBE (16 April 1888 – 6 February 1969) was a British barrister and colonial judge who served as Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States and the Protectorate of Uganda during the 1930s.
Sir Roger Evans Hall | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Protectorate of Uganda | |
| In office 1935–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Sidney Abrahams |
| Succeeded by | Sir Norman Whitley |
| Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States | |
| In office 1938–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Samuel Joyce Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Elliston Poyser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1888 |
| Died | 6 February 1969 (aged 80) Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister and senior colonial judge |
Early life and education
editHall was born on 16 April 1888. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, and was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1908.[1][2][3]
Career
editHall went to the Gold Coast where in turn he served as District Commissioner, 1910; Crown Counsel, 1914; Senior Crown Counsel, 1915; Circuit Judge Ashanti and Northern Territories of Gold Coast, 1918; and Puisne Judge, 1921.[2][4]
He served as Judge of the High Court, Northern Rhodesia in 1931, and was appointed Acting Governor, Northern Rhodesia in 1934. From 1935 to 1937, he served as Chief Justice of the Protectorate of Uganda, and from 1938 to 1939, he served as Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States.[5] He then went to Bermuda where he acted in various capacities, including from 1941 to 1945 in the High Court of Admiralty, Prize Court, and was awarded the CBE for public services in 1955.[3][2][6]
Personal life and death
editHall married Adelaide Trimingham in 1944.[7] He died in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda on 6 February 1969.[8][9]
Honours
editHall was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1937 New Years Honours.[10] He was awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1955 Birthday Honours.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Council Of Legal Education". The Times. 17 June 1908. p. 6.
- ^ a b c Who was who, 1961-1970 : a companion to Who's who. Internet Archive. London : A. & C. Black. 1979. p. 477. ISBN 978-0-7136-2008-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council, and Order of Preference. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1963.
- ^ Colonial Office List ...: Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Colonial Dependencies of Great Britain. Waterlow & sons limited. 1914.
- ^ "New F.M.S. Chief Justice". Malaya Tribune. 5 February 1938. p. 12.
- ^ Beautiful Bermuda: The Bermuda Blue Book. Beautiful Bermuda Publishing Company. 1947.
- ^ "Marriages". The Times. 9 May 1944. p. 1.
- ^ "Pre-war Chief Justice of FMS dies in Bermuda". The Straits Times. 8 February 1969. p. 15.
- ^ "The Royal Gazette". bnl.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Page 687 | Supplement 34365, 29 January 1937 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Page 3281 | Supplement 40497, 3 June 1955 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-09.