Robert Lyall-Grant

Sir Robert William Lyall-Grant (10 September 1875 – 1955) was Chief Justice of Jamaica from August 1932. He had previously been Attorney General of Kenya and a puisne judge of Ceylon.

Lyall-Grant was born the son of John Lyall-Grant in Aberdeen, Scotland and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and at Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, where he studied law as a Vans Dunlop scholar. He was called to the bar in 1903.[1]

After working in practice until 1909 he moved to Africa to take up the post of Attorney General of Nyasaland before serving as a High Court judge there.[2] In July 1920 he was appointed Attorney General of Kenya before being promoted in 1926 to be a Puisne Judge in Ceylon.[3] His final appointment in August 1932 was that of Chief Justice of Jamaica.[4]

He was knighted in the 1934 New Year Honours.[5][6]

He retired in 1936.[7]

References

  1. ^ "New Chief Justice arrives". Kingston Gleaner. 10 November 1932.
  2. ^ "No. 12749". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 December 1914. p. 1507.
  3. ^ "No. 33125". The London Gazette. 19 January 1926. p. 454.
  4. ^ "No. 33856". The London Gazette. 19 August 1932. p. 5366.
  5. ^ "No. 34010". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1933. p. 3.
  6. ^ "No. 34030". The London Gazette. 6 March 1934. p. 1526.
  7. ^ "unknown". Kingston Gleaner. 1 February 1936. {{cite news}}: Cite uses generic title (help)


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