Louis Addin Kershaw
Sir Louis Addin Kershaw (27 December 1844[1] – 17 February 1899) was a British-American[2] judge who was Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and Allahabad High Court.
Career
Kershaw was born in Ohio, United States[3] to British parents Matthew and Sarah Kershaw.[4] He studied in Bradford Grammar School at Bradford[5] and Pembroke College, Oxford. On 18 November 1872, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple[6] and worked as revising Barrister at Yorkshire.[7] In 1898 he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Allahabad after John Edge.[8] He was also became the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court after sir Charles Frederick Farran.[9] Kershaw served as Queen's or King's Counsel in Bombay.[10]
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References
- West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
- U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- 1881 England Census
- "Kershaw, Sir Louis Addin". calderdalecompanion.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Men-at-the-Bar.djvu/292". wikisource.org. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Dictionary of Indian Biography". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Chief Justices of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (1866-1901)". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- Abhinav Chandrachud. "An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Sir LOUIS ADDIN KERSHAW". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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