John Budd Phear
| Sir John Budd Phear | |
|---|---|
| 13th Chief Justice of Ceylon | |
| In office 18 October 1877 – September 1879 | |
| Appointed by | James Robert Longden |
| Preceded by | William Hackett |
| Succeeded by | Richard Cayley Harry Dias Bandaranaike as Acting |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1825 Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 1890 |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Wreford |
Sir John Budd Phear (9 February 1825 - 1905)[1] was a judge and author who was the 13th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 18 October 1877 succeeding William Hackett and was Chief Justice until 1879. He was succeeded by Richard Cayley.[2][3][4] When Phear retired Harry Dias Bandaranaike acted as Chief Justice for 12 days.[2]
Phear was the eldest of three sons of John Phear, rector of Earl Stonham. One of his brothers, Samuel George Phear, became Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prior, Katherine. "Phear, John Budd". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35502. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
- ↑ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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| Preceded by William Hackett |
Chief Justice of Ceylon 1877-1879 |
Succeeded by Richard Cayley Harry Dias Bandaranaike as Acting |
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