H. R. Oswald
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8 February 1852
H.R. Oswald | |
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| Born | Henry Robert Oswald 8 February 1852 Trichnopoly, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 1940 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupations | Medical Doctor and Barrister of Law |
| Known for | Coroner of London |
Henry Robert Oswald M.D., M.B., C.M., (8 February 1852[1] – 1940[2]) was a British barrister and coroner. He was president of the Coroners' Society of England and Wales.
Oswald was born on 8 February 1852 in Trichnopoly, Madras, India, the son of Surgeon General H.R. Oswald who was serving in the Indian Army.[2] He was privately educated in the Isle of Man and later Edgbaston, Birmingham, before moving on to the Royal High School, Edinburgh.[2] Oswald originally intended to enter the Indian Civil Service but changed his mind and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh.[2] He then went into practice as a medical doctor, achieving his MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1881.[3] Then, in 1890 he entered the Middle Temple to train as a barrister, being called to the bar in 1894.[2]