Sir Josiah Rees (1821–1899)
was the
Chief Justice of Bermuda
The Chief Justice of Bermuda is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda.
Chief Justices
*2018–present Narinder Hargun
*2012–2018 Ian Kawaley
*2004–2012 Richard Ground
*1993-2004 Sir Austin Ward
*1977-1993 Sir James Rufus Astwood
...
. He was knighted by
letters patent
Letters patent ( la, litterae patentes) ( always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, t ...
in 1891.
References
Knights Bachelor
British barristers
1821 births
1899 deaths
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