Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins, KCIE (22 December 1857 – 1 October 1928), was a British judge. He was the chief justice of the

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and

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, as well as a member of the

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.Great Britain. India Office

Family

Jenkins was born in 1857 at The Priory, Cardigan. He was the younger son of solicitor Richard David Jenkins and Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Lewis.

Career

Jenkins passed from

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to the

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, and was called to the Bar at

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in 1883. He became the chief justice of the

for ten years (1898–1908); thereafter, Jenkins was selected as a member of the

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. On 17 August 1899 he was

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, and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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(KCIE) in the 1903 Durbar Honours. Between 1909 and 1915 he was the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court after Justice

Francis William Maclean Sir Francis William Maclean (13 December 1844 – 11 November 1913) was an English barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1891. Maclean was the third son of Alexander Maclean, of Barrow Hedges, Cars ...

. He also served as District Grand Master of Freemasons for

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and

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and took an active part in all important public movements on social questions relating to

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. In his judgeship, Jenkins delivered several verdicts in relation to high-profile conspiracy and bombings, including the Alipore Bomb conspiracy case. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1916 and served as a member of the

Death

He died at his home in London on 1 October 1928.

References

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