Bruce Burnside
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Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 11 August 1909[1]) was a Bahamian lawyer and politician.
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Sir Bruce Burnside | |
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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 | (1833-07-26)26 July 1833 Nassau, Bahamas |
Died | 10 August 1909(1909-08-10) (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 |
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He served as a Member of Parliament, Solicitor-General and Attorney-General of the Bahama Islands,[1] later becoming the 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon and the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon.