Charles Layard

Sir Charles Peter Layard (5 December 1849 8 June 1915) was the 18th Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1902 to 1906.

Sir

Charles Layard
18th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
26 April 1902  18 June 1906
Appointed byJoseph West Ridgeway
Preceded byJohn Winfield Bonser
Succeeded byJoseph Turner Hutchinson
3rd Attorney General of Ceylon
In office
1 November 1892  1902
Preceded bySamuel Grenier
Succeeded byAlfred Lascelles
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office
October 1892  1902
Acting Attorney General of Ceylon
In office
18 March 1891  ?
Preceded byFrancis Flemming
2nd Solicitor General of Ceylon
In office
27 July 1888  October 1892
Preceded byCharles Lambert Ferdinands
Succeeded byPonnambalam Ramanathan
Personal details
Born(1849-12-05)5 December 1849
Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon
Died8 June 1915(1915-06-08) (aged 65)
Kent, England
Spouse(s)Ada Alexandria née Julius
RelationsCharles Peter Layard
ChildrenAda Mildred Layard
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

Charles Peter Layard was born on 5 December 1849 in Colombo, the youngest of nine children, to Charles Peter Layard (1806 - 1893) and Louisa Anne née Edwards (1809 - 1886), who hailed from a distinguished family, whose earlier relatives migrated to Ceylon. His father was a civil servant and first Mayor of Colombo.[1]

Layard was appointed Chief Justice on 21 March 1902,[2] upon the retirement of John Winfield Bonser, and took up the position on 26 April 1902. He was one of the first Chief Justices produced by the local bar,[3] and served until he was succeeded by Joseph Turner Hutchinson in June 1906.[4][5]

References

  1. "Charles Peter Layard". Genealogy.links.org. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  2. "No. 27418". The London Gazette. 21 March 1902. p. 1960.
  3. Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
  4. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. "LAYARD, Sir Charles Peter". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Legal offices
Preceded by
John Winfield Bonser
Chief Justice of Ceylon
1902-1906
Succeeded by
Joseph Turner Hutchinson
Preceded by
Samuel Grenier
Attorney General of Ceylon
1892-1902
Succeeded by
Alfred Lascelles
Preceded by
Charles Lambert Ferdinands
Solicitor General of Ceylon
1888-1892
Succeeded by
Ponnambalam Ramanathan
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