William Arrindell

Sir William Arrindell CB (1796 – 27 December 1862)[1] was a British judge.

Born at the Virgin Islands, he was educated in England.[1] Arrindell worked as barrister in Georgetown[2] and in 1824, he defended John Smith in his trial.[3] Arrindell became Attorney-General of British Guiana in 1845[4] and was subsequently appointed Chief Justice of British Guiana in 1852.[5] He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1858 and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the same year.[6]

He died at Demerara, aged 66, from the consequences of a fall from a staircase.[3] His funeral procession stretched for half a mile and was the greatest British Guiana had seen so far.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Sylvanus, Urban (1863). The Gentleman's Magazine. part I. London: John Henry and James Parker. pp. 527. 
  2. ^ Peter Riviére, ed (2006). The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 237. ISBN 0904180867. 
  3. ^ a b c The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter. vol. VII. London: Yates and Alexander. 1863. pp. 266. 
  4. ^ Bulletins and Other State Intelligence. Westminster: F. Watts. 1845. pp. 147. 
  5. ^ Dalton, Henry G. (2002). The History of British Guiana. vol. II. Adamant Media Corporation. pp. 47. ISBN 140218865X. 
  6. ^ Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co.. pp. 94. 
Legal offices
Preceded by
William Furlonge		 Attorney-General of British Guiana
1845 – 1852		 Succeeded by
Robert Rutledge Craig
Preceded by
Jeffery Hart Bent		 Chief Justice of British Guiana
1852 – 1862		 Succeeded by
Joseph Beaumont