词条 | Henry Erle Richards |
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Anthropologist Audrey Richards was his daughter. Early life and educationThe eldest son of the Prebendary Richards, he was schooled at Eton College, studied at New College, Oxford.[1] His great-grandfather was Richard Richards, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and his great uncle was William Erle, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. In 1897 he married the eldest daughter of the late Spencer Perceval Butler, and was a brother-in-law of Sir Harcourt Butler, the Governor of the United Provinces of India.[1] CareerHe was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1887. He joined the Oxford Circuit, and worked with Robert Finlay on Government work. As junior counsel he represented Great Britain at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Samoan and Venezuelan arbitrations.[1] In 1904 he was appointed Legal Member of the Governor-General's Council in British India, serving for five years.[2] During this time he revised the Code of Criminal Procedure.[1] He became a QC in 1905, and on returning to England in 1909 was appointed counsel to the India Office, practising before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. During this time he represented Newfoundland and Canada in the North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration.[1] He was appointed Chichele Professor of International Law and Diplomacy at Oxford in 1911, until 1922, taking over from Thomas Erskine Holland.[1] References{{wikisource author|wslink=Henry Erle Richards|title= Henry Erle Richards}}1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 wikisource:The Times/1922/Obituary/Obituary: A Great Jurist {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Henry Erle}}2. ^Papers of Sir Henry Erle Richards as Legal Member of Governor-General's Council 1904-09. UK National Archives 8 : 1861 births|1922 deaths|English Queen's Counsel|Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India|Queen's Counsel 1801–1900|Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford|Chichele Professors of Public International Law|English legal scholars |
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