Charles Barry (judge)
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Preceded byLeopold Greenberg
Succeeded byGerrie Maritz
BornCharles Edward Barry
30 September 1877
30 September 1877
Died11 April 1956 (aged 78)
Pretoria, South Africa
Charles Barry | |
|---|---|
| Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1943–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Greenberg |
| Succeeded by | Gerrie Maritz |
| Judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1927–1943 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Edward Barry 30 September 1877 |
| Died | 11 April 1956 (aged 78) Pretoria, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Profession | Advocate |
Charles Edward Barry KC (30 September 1877 – 11 April 1956) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
Barry was born Sea Point, Cape Town, his father, James Michael Barry, was a Cape attorney and his mother, Johanna Philippina Kuhnhardt, was a celebrated linguist.[1][2]
Barry received his education in Europe, first in Heidelberg, Germany, and then at St Paul's School, London. After his schooling, he went on to Trinity College, Oxford, where in 1900 he earned his BA in Classics. While at Oxford he also excelled in sports, such as cricket, rowing and he captained the university's first rugby team.[3]