Sir Bruce Burnside | |
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16th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
In office 21 May 1883 – 1889 | |
Appointed by | James Robert Longden |
Preceded by | Jacobus de Wet |
Succeeded by | John Winfield Bonser |
15th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
In office 24 October 1879 – 1883 | |
Preceded by | Richard Cayley |
Succeeded by | Francis Flemming |
Personal details | |
Born | Nassau, Bahamas | 26 July 1833
Died | 10 August 1909 Kent, Surrey, England | (aged 76)
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Francis |
Children | Frederick K. Burnside Eustace A. Burnside Robert Bruce Burnside Edmund Burnside Bertram W. Burnside Ida M. Burnside Lilla Burnside Frederick R. Burnside |
Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 11 August 1909[1]) was a Bahamian lawyer and politician.
He served as a Member of Parliament, Solicitor-General and Attorney-General of the Bahama Islands,[1] later becoming the 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Burnside was born in Nassau, the second son of Hon. John James Burnside,[2] one time Surveyor-General of the Bahamas[1][2] and his wife, Mary.[3]
Burnside was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1856.[1][2]
Burnside returned to Nassau and established himself in legal practice.[1] He became a member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas in 1859.[1]
During the American Civil War, he served as a legal adviser to the Confederate States.[1][2]
In 1864, Burnside was appointed Solicitor-General of the Bahamas.[1] He served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly from November 1866 to February 1867. He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1872 and appointed Attorney-General in 1875.[1][4]
In 1879, Burnside was appointed Queen's Advocate in Ceylon.[1][2][5]
Four years later, he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 21 May 1883[1][2][6] succeeding Jacobus de Wet and served as Chief Justice until 1889. He was succeeded by John Winfield Bonser.[7][8]
In 1874, Burnside was made Queen's Counsel.[1][9] He was knighted in 1884.[1][10]
Burnside died in England on 11 August 1909.[1] He was survived by his wife, Mary. One son, Robert Bruce Burnside, was a judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.[11]
The Burnside court (1883–1893) | |
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Acting Chief justice, ^ On leave |
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