Sir Giuseppe Carbone, (1839 – 14 November 1913CARBONE, His Honour Sir Giuseppe', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014) was a

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barrister who served as

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from 1895 to 1913.

Biography

Carbone was born in 1839, and educated at the

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. He became a

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in 1863, and was a Legal Adviser (

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) to the

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from 1880 to 1895, when he was appointed Chief Justice of Malta. By virtue of his office, the Chief Justice is also President of the Court of Appeal of Malta. He held this post until he died, in November 1913. He also served as Vice-President of the Council of Government of Malta from 1903.

Honours

Carbone was appointed a Companion of the

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(CMG) in 1887, promoted to a Knight Commander (KCMG) of the order in the

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, and received the Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) of the order in the

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list. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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(KCVO) in 1903, during a royal visit to the island.

Family

Carbone married, in 1872, Teresa Portelli, daughter of P. G. Portelli, MD. They lived in

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References

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