Sir Henry Hessey Johnston Gompertz (31 August 1867 – 4 February 1930) was a Puisne

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in the Supreme Court, Hong Kong, and Chief Justice of the

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Biography

Born on 31 August 1867, Gompertz was educated at

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and at Exeter College, Oxford. He was called to the

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, as a member of

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, in 1899. He was a Puisne

in the Supreme Court, Hong Kong, between 1909 and 1925, and Chief Justice of the

, between 1925 and 1929. Gompertz retired in 1929, and died in

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on 4 February 1930.Obituary, ''The Straits Times'', 11 February 1930, p. 14

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1867 births 1930 deaths People educated at Bedford School Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Knights Bachelor Lawyers awarded knighthoods Federated Malay States judges Justices of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong British barristers {{UK-law-bio-stub