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Sir John Tankerville Goldney (15 June 1846 – 11 April 1920) was a British
Sir John Tankerville Goldney (15 June 1846 – 11 April 1920) was a British barrister
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who rose to be Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
The chief justice of Trinidad and Tobago is the highest judge of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and presides over the Supreme Court of Judicature of Trinidad and Tobago. He is appointed by a common decision of the President, the prime ministe ...
, and was also High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of the sheriffs and (after 1 April 1974) high sheriffs of Wiltshire.
Until the 14th century, the shrievalty was held ''ex officio'' by the castellans of Old Sarum Castle.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Go ...
in 1910. He is also notable for introducing golf to Singapore in 1891.
Early life
Goldney was the third son ofSir Gabriel Goldney, 1st Baronet
Sir Gabriel Goldney, 1st Baronet (25 July 1813 – 8 May 1900) was a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 1865 to 1885. He was created a baronet in May 1880. ...
of Beechfield, Corsham
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and Bradenstoke Abbey
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(both Wiltshire
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) and Mary Anne (née Alexander). He was born on 15 June 1846 and baptised at Corsham on 14 July.
He attended Harrow School
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, studied at Trinity College, Cambridge
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, and was called to the bar by Inner Temple
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on 30 April 1869. On 9 February 1875 he married Jane MacGregor Laird, daughter of John Laird John Laird may refer to:
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, Member of Parliament for Birkenhead
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, where he lived for a while.
Legal career
In April 1880 he was appointedAttorney General of the Leeward Islands The attorney general of the Leeward Islands was the chief law officer of the Leeward Islands. The British crown colony of the Leeward Islands, comprising Antigua, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, and (t ...
and translated to acting Chief Justice in 1881; in 1883 he was appointed a judge of the High Court of British Guiana
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The first known Europeans to encounter Guia ...
, where he served until 1887.
Goldney served as Chief Justice for the Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements () were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under control of the ...
from 1887 to 1892. It is believed that having brought golf clubs with him, Goldney noticed there was no course in Singapore where he could use them; accordingly, he proposed that part of the Singapore Sporting Club's land be used for golf; this was accepted and a nine-hole course was laid out. Goldney became the first president of the club, which he inaugurated by driving the first ball.
In 1892, he was appointed Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
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and was honoured as a Knight Bachelor
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in the following year. He resigned his office in 1899 and returned to England, where he was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire
This is a list of the sheriffs and (after 1 April 1974) high sheriffs of Wiltshire.
Until the 14th century, the shrievalty was held ''ex officio'' by the castellans of Old Sarum Castle.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Go ...
for 1910 and a Justice of the Peace for the same county.
He died on 11 April 1920 and was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Corsham alongside other members of his family.
See also
*Goldney baronets
The Goldney Baronetcy, of Beechfield in the Corsham, Parish of Corsham and Bradenstoke Priory, Bradenstoke Abbey in the Lyneham, Wiltshire, Parish of Lyneham, both in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. I ...
References
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