Sir Walter George Salis Schwabe KC (3 March 1873 – 20 April 1931)[2] was a British barrister and Chief Justice of the Madras High Court from 1921 to 1924.[3]
Sir Walter Schwabe | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Madras High Court | |
| In office 1921–1924 | |
| Preceded by | J. E. P. Wallis |
| Succeeded by | Murray Coutts-Trotter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter George Salis Schwabe 3 March 1873 London, England[1] |
| Died | 20 April 1931 (aged 58) London, England |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge |
| Profession | Chief Justice |
Schwabe was the second son of Liberal politician Maj.-Gen. George Salis Schwabe, C.B., by his wife Mary Jacqueline, daughter of Sir William Milbourne James, Lord Justice of Appeal in 1870. His paternal grandfather, Salis (born Solomon ben Elias) Schwabe (1800–1853), of Crumpsall House, Manchester, and Glyn Garth, Anglesey, formerly of Rhodes House, Middleton, was a successful calico printer of Jewish origin who was born in Ovelgönne (near Oldenburg), first settled in Glasgow in 1817, then moved to Rhodes (near Manchester) in 1832 and converted to the Anglican Church, ten years later to Unitarianism. He married his cousin Julie Schwabe, who became a noted educationist.[4][5][3]
Educated at Cheltenham College, Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford (B.A. 1894), Schwabe was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple 26 January 1897, and entered the Northern Circuit. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1913. He was joint author of Schwabe and Branson's Law of the Stock Exchange and Effect of War on Stock Exchange.[6][7][8]
Schwabe was a well-regarded figure professionally: his 'brilliance as a student, his success at the English Bar, and his attainment as an author gave especial Satisfaction to the members of the Madras Bar'.[9] Schwabe also served as a captain in the 19th Volunteer Battalion, London Regiment during the First World War.[7] He was created Knight Bachelor in 1922 (Gazetted April 14).[10]
He married firstly, in 1901, Margaret (d. 1927), daughter of Arthur Sanderson, of Edinburgh; his second wife (m. 1927) was Violet Beatrice, daughter of Percival Edward Reeve and Beatrice Mary, daughter of Capt. George Fearnley-Whittingstall, J.P., of Watford and Hawkswick, Herts., later Mrs Cecil John Thornhill.
References
edit- ^ Cheltenham College Register 1841-1889, ed. A. A. Hunter, George Bell & Sons (London), 1890, p. 377
- ^ Lawyer: the monthly legal journal, vol. 5, 1973, pg 46
- ^ a b "Obituary: Sir Walter Schwabe K.C.". The Times. 22 April 1931. p. 16.
- ^ New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Chopin, Ateş Orga, Omnibus Press, 2015
- ^ Musical Visitors to Britain, Peter Gordon, 2007, p. 155
- ^ a b Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories, 1963, pg 1297
- ^ a b c Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1931, pg 1221
- ^ The Madras Weekly Notes, 1921, pg 78
- ^ Lawyer: the monthly legal journal, vol. 5, 1973, pg 42
- ^ "Page 657 | Issue 13804, 14 April 1922 | Edinburgh Gazette | The Gazette". Archived from the original on 18 February 2018.