Charles Marshall (judge)
Sir Charles Marshall |
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6th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
In office 18 February 1833 – 3 March 1836 |
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Appointed by | Robert Wilmot-Horton |
Preceded by | Richard Ottley |
Succeeded by | William Norris |
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
In office 1829 – 18 February 1833 |
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Provisional Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
In office 14 June 1828 – 1829 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1788 |
Died | 5 February 1873 London, England |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Sir Charles Marshall (1788 – 5 February 1873)[1] was the sixth Chief Justice of Ceylon. [2]
Marshall was the only son of Sergeant Marshall, a lawyer, and was educated at Westminster School. He matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge in 1806, graduating B.A. in 1810, and M.A. in 1814. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1815.[1]
Marshall was knighted in 1832 and appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 18 February 1833, succeeding Richard Ottley. He held the position until his resignation on 3 March 1836, when he was succeeded by William Norris.[3][4]
Marshall produced the first book on Sri Lankan Law.[5] He also published Term Reports Common Pleas and Marshall on Insurance.
He died at his London home in 1873. He had married Mary, the widow of John Cox.[2]
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Preceded by | Chief Justice of Ceylon 1833–1836 |
Succeeded by William Norris |
Preceded by | Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 1828– 1833 |
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- 1788 births
- 1873 deaths
- People from London
- People educated at Westminster School, London
- Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
- English barristers
- Chief Justices of British Ceylon
- 20th-century Sri Lankan people
- 19th-century Sri Lankan people
- Sri Lankan people of British descent
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