Charles Theodore Abbott (1897 – 13 January 1956) was a British barrister and senior colonial judge.
Charles Theodore Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 13 January 1956 (aged 58) |
| Occupation(s) | Barrister and senior colonial judge |
| Children | 1 son |
Early life and education
editAbbott was born in 1897 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the only son of John Abbott FRCS. He was educated Portora Royal School, Enniskillen.[1][2]
In 1914, at the age of 17, he joined the Royal Navy and served as an able seaman for the first few months of the First World War. In 1915 he was granted a commission in the Middlesex Regiment, and saw service in India, Mesopotamia and Salonika until his demobilisation in 1919.[1][2][3]
Career
editAbbott enrolled as a student at Gray's Inn, was called to the Bar in 1921, and went on the South Eastern Circuit for nine years.[1][2][4]
In 1930, he was appointed as a resident magistrate and Crown counsel in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. In 1932, he went to Cyprus as President of a District Court, and in 1938 was transferred to Sierra Leone as Solicitor-General.[5] He acted as Chief Justice of Aden in 1940–41; was appointed Puisne Judge, Nigeria, 1944–1950; and acted as Chief Justice of the Federation of Malaya in 1951.[1][2][6]
Personal life and death
editAbbott married Constance Smithett in 1921 and they had a son.[2] Abbott died at Seremban, Malaya on 13 January 1956, aged 58.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mr. C. T. Abbott". The Times. 19 January 1956. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e A. & C. Black Ltd. (1964). Who was who, 1951-1960 : a companion to Who's who. Internet Archive. London : Black. p. 1.
- ^ "Page 4515 | Supplement 29157, 7 May 1915 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Bar Examination". The Times. 13 January 1921. p. 5.
- ^ Leone, Sierra (1938). Blue Book. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Page 1667 | Issue 38878, 4 April 1950 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 18 January 1956. p. 1.