Anton Bertram

Sir
Thomas Anton Bertram
KC
22nd Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
26 July 1918 – 1925
Appointed byJohn Anderson
Preceded byAlexander Wood Renton
Succeeded byCharles Ernest St. John Branch
5th Attorney General of Ceylon
In office
19 May 1911 – 1918
Preceded byAlfred Lascelles
Succeeded byHenry Gollan
Personal details
Born(1869-02-08)8 February 1869
Barnstable, Devon, England
Died17 September 1937(1937-09-17) (aged 68)
Canterbury, Kent, England
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge

Sir Thomas Anton Bertram KC (8 February 1869 – 17 September 1937) was an English Barrister and the 22nd Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 26 July 1918 succeeding Alexander Wood Renton and was Chief Justice until 1925. He was succeeded by Charles Ernest St. John Branch.[1][2]

Life

Bertram was born in Barnstable, Devon, on 8 February 1869, the son of the Reverend R. A. Bertram, a Congregational minister.[3] He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[3] He was called to the bar in 1893 and appointed Attorney-General of The Bahamas in July 1902.[4][5] In 1907 he was appointed a Puisne Judge in Cyprus and then Attorney-General of Ceylon in 1911.[3]

Bertram died at his home in Canterbury, Kent, on 17 September 1937, aged 68.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ "BERTRAM, Sir Anton". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 January 2013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b c d "Sir Anton Bertram". The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 18 September 1937. p. 37.
  4. ^ The Times. No. 36806. London. 28 June 1902. p. 9. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "No. 27453". The London Gazette. 11 July 1902. p. 4442.
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Ceylon
1918-1925 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney General of Ceylon
1911-1918 		Succeeded by