St John Branch
Sir Charles Ernest St John Branch | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 3 July 1925 – 25 May 1926 | |
| Appointed by | William Manning |
| Preceded by | Anton Bertram |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Fisher |
| Chief Justice of Jamaica | |
| In office 1923–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Coll |
| Succeeded by | Fiennes Barrett-Lennard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1865 Trinidad |
| Died | 1939 Horsham, West Sussex, UK |
| Children | Denzil Templer Branch |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
Sir Charles Ernest St John Branch KC (2 June 1865 – 1939), known as St John Branch, was a British colonial administrator, who served as Chief Justice of Jamaica 1923-25 and the 23rd Chief Justice of Ceylon 1925-26.
Career
[edit]Branch was born in San Ferdinand, Trinidad, the eldest son of Rev. Canon Branch.
He was assistant attorney-general of the British Leeward Islands in 1900. In 1910 he was made Auditor General of Jamaica and in 1921 a puisne judge in the Straits Settlements. In 1923 he returned to Jamaica as Chief Justice, a position he held until 1925. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1924 Birthday Honours.[1]
On 3 July 1925 he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon, succeeding Anton Bertram, a position he held until 25 May 1926, when he was succeeded by Stanley Fisher.[2][3][4]
He died in Horsham, West Sussex in 1939.
Family
[edit]Branch married at Christ Church, Crookham, on 24 March 1900, to Agnes Irene Templer, daughter of Philip Arthur Templer, former Administrator of Dominica.[5] They had two sons, the younger of which was killed in World War II.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 32959". The London Gazette. 25 July 1924. p. 5636.
- ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "BRANCH, Sir (Charles Ernest) St John". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
- ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 36100. London. 27 March 1900. p. 1.
