| 词条 | Charles Wray |
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Charles Wray (c. 1786 – 2 October 1836) was Chief Justice of Guyana for fourteen years from 1821 to 1835, having been a barrister in England. Wray was the son of Colonel John Wray, of Park Place, St James's,[1] formerly of Hull, and the brother of another John Wray, the Receiver of the Metropolitan Police from 1829 to 1860. He was educated at Shrewsbury, then took a B.A. (1807) and M.A. (1810) from Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] He was called to the bar in 1811 from Lincoln's Inn, and worked on the Northern Circuit; he was then nominated Recorder of Hull. In 1821, he was appointed Chief Justice of Guyana, and served in this capacity until 1835. He was also a Lieutenant Colonel on the staff of the George Town Brigade of Militia.[3] Shortly after his retirement, Wray died, on 2 October 1836.[4][5] His son, Lieutenant-General Henry Wray C.M.G., was an engineer and Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. References1. ^{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ...|author1=Cave, E.|author2=Nichols, J.|date=1820|volume=90|publisher=Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868]|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Rz7Yv9ZTaiEC&pg=PA380|page=380|accessdate=2017-01-14}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wray, Charles}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2016.pl?sur=Wray&suro=w&fir=Charles&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50|publisher=venn.lib.cam.ac.uk|title=Searching for Surname=WRAY; Forename=Charles |accessdate=2017-01-14}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=An Authentic Copy of the Minutes of Evidence on the Trial of John Smith, a Missionary, in Demerara: Held at the Colony House, in George Town, Demerara, on Monday, the 13th Day of October, 1823, and 27 Following Days; on a Charge of Exciting the Negroes to Rebellion. Copied Verbatim|author1=British Guiana. Courts. General Court Martial|author2=Guiana, British. Courts. General Court Martial|author3=London Missionary Society|author4=Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons|date=1824|publisher=S. Burton|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qbUNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA5|page=5|accessdate=2017-01-14}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=Gentleman's Magazine, Or Monthly Intelligencer|author=Urban, S.|date=1836|volume=42|publisher=Edward Cave|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vvhfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA671|page=671|accessdate=2017-01-14}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society|author=Barbados Museum and Historical Society|date=1939|issue=v. 6, nos. 2-4|publisher=Barbados Museum and Historical Society|issn=0005-5891|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D3g1AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2017-01-14}} 5 : 1836 deaths|Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge|Members of Lincoln's Inn|Chief Justices of British Guiana|Year of birth uncertain |
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