Sir William Comer Petheram KC (1835 – 15 May 1922)[1] was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and Vice Chancellor of University of Calcutta. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1884.[2][3]

Career

Petheram was born in 1835 in Lympsham, Somerset,[4] the son of William Petheram of Pinhoe. In 1862 he was qualified as Special Pleader and passed from Middle Temple in 1869. He joined service as Chief Judge of the Chief Court of North-Western Provinces in India. Petheram first served as Chief justice of Allahabad High Court in 1884 to 1886[5] then became the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 24 March 1886 after Sir Richard Garth[6] and retired in November 1896.[7] In 1887-90 he was also the Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University.[2][8] In 1864, he wrote a book named The law and practice relating to discovery by interrogatories under the Common law procedure act, 1854.[9][10]

He was knighted in 1884.

He married Isabel Congreve, daughter of Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Petheram, Sir William Comer". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Petheram, Sir William Comer. "The Indian Biographical Dictionary". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary: Sir W. C. Petheram". The Times. 19 May 1922. p. 13.
  4. ^ 1911 England Census
  5. ^ "About High Court". hcbaallahabad.in. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Colonies And India". newspaperarchive.com. 5 March 1886. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Former Chief Justices". calcuttahighcourt.nic.in.
  8. ^ Great Britain. India Office (1819). "The India List and India Office List". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^ "The law and practice relating to discovery by interrogatories under the Common law procedure act, 1854". 1864. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ^ C. E. Buckland (1999). Dictionary of Indian Biography. ISBN 9788170208976. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
Legal offices Preceded bySir Richard Garth Chief Justice of Bengal 1886–1896 Succeeded bySir Francis William Maclean
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