James Rose Innes
South African Chief Justice from 1914–1927 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir James Rose Innes KCMG PC KC (8 January 1855 – 16 January 1942) was the Chief Justice of South Africa from 1914 to 1927 and, in the view of many, its greatest ever judge.[1][2] Before becoming a judge he was a member of the Cape Parliament, the Cape Colony's Attorney-General, and a prominent critic of Cecil John Rhodes. His grandson was Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, a prominent opponent of the Third Reich.
Quick Facts 2nd Chief Justice of South Africa, Preceded by ...
James Rose Innes | |
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2nd Chief Justice of South Africa | |
In office 1914–1927 | |
Preceded by | John Henry de Villiers |
Succeeded by | Sir William Henry Solomon |
Judge of the Appellate Division | |
In office 1910–1927 | |
Chief Justice of the Transvaal Supreme Court | |
In office 1902–1910 | |
Member of the Cape Parliament | |
In office 1884–1902 | |
Constituency | Victoria East Cape Town |
Attorney-General of the Cape Colony | |
In office 1900–1902 | |
Prime Minister | Gordon Sprigg |
Governor | Lord Milner Walter Hely-Hutchinson |
Preceded by | Richard Solomon |
Succeeded by | Thomas Graham |
In office 1890–1893 | |
Prime Minister | Cecil Rhodes |
Governor | Henry Brougham Loch |
Preceded by | Thomas Upington |
Succeeded by | W. P. Schreiner |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 January 1855 Grahamstown, Cape Colony |
Died | 16 January 1942(1942-01-16) (aged 87) Kenilworth, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Spouse | Jessie Dods Pringle |
Children | Dorothy von Moltke (nee Rose-Innes) |
Education | Templeton High School, Bedford, South Africa |
Alma mater | Gill College Cape University |
Profession | Barrister |
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