Bruce Burnside
Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 10 August 1909) was the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon and 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon.
Sir Bruce Burnside | |
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| 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 21 May 1883 – 1889 | |
| Appointed by | James Robert Longden |
| Preceded by | Jacobus de Wet |
| Succeeded by | John Winfield Bonser |
| 15th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
| In office 24 October 1879 – 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cayley |
| Succeeded by | Francis Flemming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1833 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Died | 10 August 1909 (aged 76) Kent, Surrey, England |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Francis |
| Children | Frederick K. Burnside Eustace A. Burnside Robert Bruce Burnside Edmund Burnside Bertram W. Burnside Ida M. Burnside Lilla Burnside Frederick R. Burnside |
Career
He served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas from November 1866 to February 1867.
He was appointed as Chief Justice of Ceylon on 21 May 1883 succeeding Jacobus de Wet and served as Chief Justice until 1889. He was succeeded by John Winfield Bonser.[1][2]
Harry Dias Bandaranaike acted as Chief Justice from 9 January to 6 June 1888 when Burnside and Lovell Clarence went on leave. Clarence acted from November 1890 to February 1891 when Burnside and Bandaranaike retired.[3]
Personal life
Burnside was born to John and Mary Burnside.[4] His son Robert Bruce Burnside was a judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.[5]
References
- "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
- "Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside". RootsWeb. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- Staples, G. T. "Burnside, Robert Bruce (1862–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jacobus de Wet |
Chief Justice of Ceylon 1883-1889 |
Succeeded by John Winfield Bonser |
| Preceded by Richard Cayley |
Queen's Advocate of Ceylon 1879–1883 |
Succeeded by Francis Flemming |
