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Frederick Dornhorst
Born(1849-04-26)26 April 1849
Trincomalee, Ceylon
Died24 April 1927(1927-04-24) (aged 77)
London, England
NationalityCeylonese
Occupation(s)Barrister and King's Advocate

Frederick Dornhorst, KC (26 April 1849 – 24 April 1927) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) barrister and King's Advocate.[1]

Educated at Colombo Academy (now Royal College Colombo), Dornhorst became a teacher at the Colombo Academy before moving on to a legal career and becoming a barrister at the Inner Temple. In 1903 he was sworn in as a King's Counsel with Ponnambalam Ramanathan and Thomas De Sampayo, the first "silks" of the Bar of Ceylon.[2]

In 1927, he suffered a broken leg while out walking, and subsequently died of pneumonia while recuperating in a London nursing home.[3]

The Dornhorst Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the most popular student at Royal College Colombo in the memory of Frederick Dornhorst.

References

  1. ^ "Frederick Dornhorst, K.C. Eloquent Saviour Of Royal College - The Royal College". Royal College Colombo. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 27508". The London Gazette. 23 December 1902. p. 8840.
  3. ^ "Deaths". Daily Mirror. 29 April 1927. p. 21. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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