Samuel Bankole-Jones
Sierra Leonean judge
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Sir Samuel Bankole-Jones (1911- 1981) was a Sierra Leonean judge of the Supreme Court and later Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone. He was awarded a Knighthood of the British Empire in 1965.[1]
1911
Sir Samuel Bankole-Jones | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Salako Benka-Coker |
| Succeeded by | Gershon Collier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Bankole-Jones 1911 |
| Died | 1981 (aged 69–70) |
| Profession | Jurist, Justice |
Early life and education
Born in 1911 to Sierra Leone Creole parents, Bankole-Jones attended Methodist Boys' High School in Freetown and later Fourah Bay College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1932. He later attended Durham University, followed by the Middle Temple, before being called to the Bar in 1938.
Career and legal luminary
Bankole-Jones worked as a magistrate, a puisne judge, before his appointment as Chief Justice in 1963.[2] He became the first Sierra Leonean president of the Court of Appeal in 1965.[3] He was later appointed as Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone in 1969 and Judge of the Supreme Court in 1971.[citation needed]
