Jeffery Hart Bent

Jeffery Hart Bent, occasionally known as Geoffrey Hart Bent[1] (1781 – 29 June 1852) was the first judge in the colony of New South Wales and the first Australian judge to be removed from office.[2]

Bent was born to MP Robert Bent.[3] He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1804, and M.A. in 1807.[4] He was called to the bar of the Middle Temple in 1806. His older brother was Ellis Bent.

Bent was appointed Chief Justice of Grenada from 1820–1833 (where he was twice suspended),[2] of St Lucia, 1833–1836, and of British Guiana from 1836 where he died (in Georgetown), on 29 June 1852.

References

  1. ^ His first name is given as 'Geoffrey' in volume III of Admissions to Trinity College, Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b C. H. Currey (1966). "Bent, Jeffery Hart (1781 - 1852)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1. MUP. pp. 87–92. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ "BENT, Robert (C.1745-1832), of 46 Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, MDX. And West Moulsey, Surr. | History of Parliament Online".
  4. ^ "Bent, Geoffrey (Jeffrey) Hart (BNT800G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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