Bruce Burnside
Sir Bruce Burnside | |
|---|---|
| 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 21 May 1883 – 1893 | |
| 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 | |
| Governor | James Robert Longden |
| Preceded by | Richard Cayley |
| Succeeded by | Francis Flemming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1833 |
| Died | 10 August 1909 (aged 76) |
| Spouse | 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 |
Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833[1][2] – 11 August 1909[3]) was a Bahamian lawyer and politician.
He served as a Member of Parliament, Solicitor-General and Attorney-General of the Bahama Islands,[3] later becoming the 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Early life and education
[edit]Burnside was born in Nassau, the second son of Hon. John James Burnside,[4][2] one time Surveyor-General of the Bahamas[3][4] and his wife, Mary.[5]
Burnside was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1856.[3][4] He was called to the bar on 30 April 1856.[1]
Legal and political career
[edit]Bahamas
[edit]Burnside returned to Nassau and established himself in legal practice.[3] He became a member of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas in 1859.[3]
During the American Civil War, he served as a legal adviser to the Confederate States.[3][4]
In 1864, Burnside was appointed Solicitor-General of the Bahamas[3] on 26 May.[1] He served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly[1] from November 1866 to February 1867. He also served at various times as Acting Attorney-General.[2] He was appointed to the Executive Council in 1866,[1] and subsequently to the Legislative Council in 1872 and appointed Attorney-General in 1875[3][6][2] on 3 September.[1]
Chief Justice of Ceylon
[edit]In 1879, Burnside was appointed Queen's Advocate in Ceylon.[3][4][7]
Four years later, he was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 21 May 1883[3][4][8] succeeding Jacobus de Wet and served as Chief Justice until 1889. He was succeeded by John Winfield Bonser.[9][10]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 1874, Burnside was made Queen's Counsel.[1][3][11] He was knighted in 1884.[3][12][2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Burnside died in England on 11 August 1909.[3] He was survived by his wife, Mary. One son, Robert Bruce Burnside, was a judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.[13] Another son was the colonial administrator, Edmund Burnside.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fairfield, Edward, ed. (1878). The Colonial Office List for 1878. Harrison.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Foster, Joseph (1885). "Burnside, (Hon.) Sir Bruce Lockhart (Knt.)". Men-at-the-Bar (2nd ed.).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Obituary of Sir Bruce Burnside". Nassau, Bahamas. The Nassau Guardian. 1 September 1909. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Obituary". Birmingham Post. 13 August 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside". RootsWeb. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Appointments". The Gazette (24254). London, England: 4821. 12 October 1875.
- ↑ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 24807. London, England. 30 January 1880. p. 449. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 25217. London, England. 30 March 1883. p. 1739.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 24119. London, England. 4 August 1874. p. 3811. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "Appointments". The London Gazette. No. 25402. London, England. 7 October 1884. p. 4372.
- ↑ Staples, G. T. "Burnside, Robert Bruce (1862–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
