Charles Theodore Abbott
British senior colonial judge (1897-1956)
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Charles Theodore Abbott (1897 – 13 January 1956) was a British barrister and senior colonial judge.
Charles Theodore Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1897 |
| Died | 13 January 1956 (aged 58) |
| Occupations | Barrister and senior colonial judge |
| Children | 1 son |
Early life and education
Abbott was born in 1897 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the only son of John Abbott FRCS. He was educated Portora Royal School, Enniskillen.[1][2]
In 1914, at the age of 17, he joined the Royal Navy and served as an able seaman for the first few months of the First World War. In 1915 he was granted a commission in the Middlesex Regiment, and saw service in India, Mesopotamia and Salonika until his demobilisation in 1919.[1][2][3]
Career
Abbott enrolled as a student at Gray's Inn, was called to the Bar in 1921, and went on the South Eastern Circuit for nine years.[1][2][4]
In 1930, he was appointed as a resident magistrate and Crown counsel in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. In 1932, he went to Cyprus as President of a District Court, and in 1938 was transferred to Sierra Leone as Solicitor-General.[5] He acted as Chief Justice of Aden in 1940–41; was appointed Puisne Judge, Nigeria, 1944–1950; and acted as Chief Justice of the Federation of Malaya in 1951.[1][2][6]