Bruce Burnside
Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 11 August 1909) was a Bahamian lawyer and politician.
Sir Bruce Burnside | |
|---|---|
| 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 21 May 1883 – 1889 | |
| Appointed by | James Robert Longden |
| Preceded by | Jacobus de Wet |
| Succeeded by | John Winfield Bonser |
| 15th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon | |
| In office 24 October 1879 – 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Cayley |
| Succeeded by | Francis Flemming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1833 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Died | 10 August 1909 (aged 76) Kent, Surrey, England |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Francis |
| Children | Frederick K. Burnside Eustace A. Burnside Robert Bruce Burnside Edmund Burnside Bertram W. Burnside Ida M. Burnside Lilla Burnside Frederick R. Burnside |
He served as a Member of Parliament, Solicitor-General and Attorney-General of the Bahama Islands, later becoming the 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon.
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