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Philip James Macdonell

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Sir
Philip James Macdonell
25th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
3 October 1931 – 1936
Preceded byStanley Fisher
Succeeded bySidney Abrahams
Personal details
Born(1873-01-10)10 January 1873
Died15 December 1940(1940-12-15) (aged 67)

Sir Phillip James Macdonell (10 January 1873 – 15 December 1940) was the 25th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed in 1930 succeeding Stanley Fisher and was Chief Justice until 1936. He was succeeded by Sidney Abrahams.[1]

Career

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Macdonell was a scholar at Brasenose College, Oxford, was Bacon Scholar at Gray's Inn in 1896, and was called to the Bar there in January 1900.[2]

He was

He died in Southport in 1940 and was buried in Girthon Old Churchyard, Kirkcudbrightshire.[8][9] He had married Alexandrina Sutherland Campbell.

References

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  1. ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Calls to the Bar". The Times. No. 36050. London. 27 January 1900. p. 3.
  3. ^ "No. 33243". The London Gazette. 28 January 1927. p. 578.
  4. ^ "MACDONELL, Rt Hon. Sir Philip James". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "No. 34648". The London Gazette. 25 July 1939. p. 5103.
  6. ^ "New Privy Councillor - Sir Phillip Macdonnell to be sworn in". The Glasgow Herald. 14 July 1939. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Balovale Dispute 1939-41 | Home".
  8. ^ Register index Vol 8b
  9. ^ "Sorry – Your page seems to have moved – Stewartry Monumental Inscriptions".
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Ceylon
1930-1936
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
1927 – 1930
Succeeded by