Louis Addin Kershaw
Louis Addin Kershaw | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chief Justice of Bombay High Court | |
| In office 12 November 1898 – 17 February 1899 | |
| Appointed by | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | Charles Frederick Farran |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Hugh Jenkins |
| 5th Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court | |
| In office 6 April 1898 – 11 November 1898 | |
| Appointed by | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | John Edge |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Strachey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1844 |
| Died | 17 February 1899 (aged 54) |
| Alma mater | Bradford Grammar School, Pembroke College, Oxford |
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 in Yorkshire.[7]
In 1898, he was knighted and appointed the Chief Justice of Allahabad after John Edge during the British Raj era[8] on 6 April 1898.[9] He became the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, succeeding Sir Charles Frederick Farran[10] on 12 November 1898.[11] Kershaw served as Queen's or King's Counsel in Bombay.[12]
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.
- ^ Buckland, C. E. (1971). "Dictionary of Indian Biography". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Chief Justices of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (1866-1901)". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "The Edinburgh gazette" (PDF). www.thegazette.co.uk. 7 June 1898.
- ^ Abhinav Chandrachud (28 May 2015). An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court. ISBN 9780199089482. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "The Edinburgh Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. 11 November 1898.
- ^ "Sir LOUIS ADDIN KERSHAW". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 1 June 2018.