Edward Enoch Jenkins
British lawyer and judge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir (Edward) Enoch Jenkins (8 February 1895 – 25 February 1960[1][2]) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1938 to 1945. He subsequently served as Chief Justice of Nyasaland.
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Sir (Edward) Enoch Jenkins | |
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16th Attorney General of Fiji | |
In office 1938–1945 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Governor | Sir Harry Luke Sir Philip Mitchell Sir John Rankine(Acting) Sir John Nicoll(Acting) Sir John Rankine(Acting) Alexander Grantham |
Preceded by | Ransley Thacker |
Succeeded by | John Henry Vaughan |
Solicitor General of Northern Rhodesia | |
In office 1936–c1938 | |
Monarchs | Edward VIII George VI |
Governor | Sir Hubert Young |
Preceded by | Ransley Thacker |
Succeeded by | John Henry Vaughan |
Chief Justice of Nyasaland | |
In office 8 November 1944 – c. 1950 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Governor | Edmund Richards Geoffrey Colby |
Justice of Appeal, Eastern Africa | |
In office c. 1950 – c. 1955 | |
Monarchs | George VI Elizabeth II |
Governor | Sir Evelyn Baring |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 February 1895 Cardiff, Wales |
Died | 1960 (aged 64–65) |
Nationality | British subject |
Alma mater | University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Profession | Lawyer, Judge |
Military service | |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
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