Sir Charles Frederick Farran (29 January 1840[1] – 9 September 1898) was an Irish judge who was Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
Career
editFarran was the third son of George and Elizabeth Farran of Belcamp House, County Dublin. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He came to British India and worked as the Advocate General and Puisne Judge of Bombay Presidency. Frederick Farran was the first editor of the Indian Law Reports, Bombay Series, which commenced in 1875. In 1895, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court after Sir Charles Sargent and served there till 1898.[3] He became knighted on 27 January 1896.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Baptism of CHARLES FREDRICK FARRAN of BELL CAMP CO DUBLIN on 5 March 1840". Irish Genealogy. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Charles Frederick Farran". The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. John Falconer: 451. 1 October 1898. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Sir CHARLES FREDERICK FARRAN". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Volume 1, William Arthur Shaw (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time. ISBN 9780806304434. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). 28 January 1896. Retrieved 19 June 2018.