Sir Alan Edward Percival Rose, (8 October 1899 – 20 June 1975) was a British barrister and colonial judge.

Early life and education

Rose was born in London, the son of author Charles Edward Rose. He was educated at

Aldenham School Aldenham School is a co-educational private boarding and day school for pupils aged eleven to eighteen, located between Elstree and the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England. There is also a preparatory school for pupils from the ag ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

. He served in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade of the

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. He was called to the bar in 1923.

Career

Rose served in the Colonial Legal Service from 1929 to 1942 in

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and

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. After serving as Solicitor General of British Palestine, Rose became Commissioner in charge of investigating corruption in the Customs Department in 1942 before serving in Ceylon until 1955. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ceylon in 1945, served as Legal Secretary in 1946–47 and Attorney General of Ceylon from 1947 to 1951, before being appointed the 30th

Chief Justice of Ceylon The chief justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the chief justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are t ...

. He was appointed in 1952 succeeding

Edward Jayetileke Sir Edward George Perera Jayetileke KC (11 October 1888 – 2 August 1975) was a Sri Lankan judge who was the 29th Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 13th Solicitor General A solicitor general is a government official who serves as the c ...

and was Chief Justice until 1956. He was succeeded by

Hema Henry Basnayake Hema Henry Basnayake, QC (3 August 1902 – ?) was the 31st Chief Justice of Ceylon as well as the 29th Attorney General and 16th Solicitor General. He was appointed in 1956 succeeding acting Chellappah Nagalingam and was Chief Justice unti ...

. He initially retired following his appointment in Ceylon, but stayed active. In 1956, he chaired the Commission of Enquiry into the affairs of Nairobi City Council. In 1958, on the strength of his service in Ceylon, he was chosen as

Chief Justice of Singapore The chief justice of Singapore is the chief justice, presiding member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. It is the highest office in the judicial system of Singapore, appointed by the President of Singapore, president, on the advice of the Prime ...

and served during the period of time in which the colony achieved self governance. Rose was knighted in 1950 and created a Knight Commander of the

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in 1955. He finally retired in 1963. Rose returned to England and died in Brighton in 1975.

References

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