Percy McElwaine
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Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine Kt
, LL.D, KC (1884-1969) was born on the 21st of September 1884 in Roscommon
, Ireland
.
Educated at Campbell College
, Belfast
and Trinity College Dublin. Irish bar in 1908, Alberta bar in 1913. First World War temporary lieutenant in the Royal Irish Rifles. Coroner in Kenya. Kings Council (Northern Ireland
) in 1929. 1930 was working as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in Singapore. Attorney General of the Straits Settlements 1933, Chief Justice Straits Settlements 1936--1946. Knighted in 1939. His photograph is featured in a display at the former Supreme Court of Singapore, now called The Arts House.
In 1927 he was appointed Attorney General of Fiji by the governor Sir Eyre Hutson, holding the position until 1931, later became the Chief Justice of the peace in Singapore. During World War II he was imprisoned for 6 months in Changi Prison
and afterwards in Formosa (where he wrote notes on his life which are now kept at the Imperial War Museum in London) and then Mukden in Manchuria.
He died on 24 October 1969 in Devon, at the age of 85.
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, LL.D, KC (1884-1969) was born on the 21st of September 1884 in Roscommon
Roscommon
Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Educated at Campbell College
Campbell College
Campbell College is a Voluntary Grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The College educates boys from ages 11–18. It is one of the eight Northern Irish schools represented on the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and is a member of the Independent Schools Council.The school occupies...
, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and Trinity College Dublin. Irish bar in 1908, Alberta bar in 1913. First World War temporary lieutenant in the Royal Irish Rifles. Coroner in Kenya. Kings Council (Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
) in 1929. 1930 was working as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in Singapore. Attorney General of the Straits Settlements 1933, Chief Justice Straits Settlements 1936--1946. Knighted in 1939. His photograph is featured in a display at the former Supreme Court of Singapore, now called The Arts House.
In 1927 he was appointed Attorney General of Fiji by the governor Sir Eyre Hutson, holding the position until 1931, later became the Chief Justice of the peace in Singapore. During World War II he was imprisoned for 6 months in Changi Prison
Changi Prison
Changi Prison is a prison located in Changi in the eastern part of Singapore.-First prison and POW camp:...
and afterwards in Formosa (where he wrote notes on his life which are now kept at the Imperial War Museum in London) and then Mukden in Manchuria.
He died on 24 October 1969 in Devon, at the age of 85.