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| Rankin, George Claus. Adm. sizar at TRINITY, Oct. 1, 1897. [2nd] s. of [the Rev.] Robert [Minister of Wandel and Lamington, Lanarkshire], of 163, Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh. B. [Aug. 12, 1877], at Lamington. [Previously at Edinburgh University; M.A. 1897.] Matric. Michs. 1897; Scholar, 1898; (Moral Sci. Tripos, Pt I, 1st Class, 1899; Pt II, 1st Class, 1900); B.A. 1900. President of the Union, 1901. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn. Called to the Bar, Jan. 26, 1904. On the Northern Circuit. Bencher, 1935. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut., R.G.A., 1917). Judge of the High Court, Calcutta, 1918-26. Knighted, 1925. Chief Justice, 1926-34. P.C., 1935. Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh, 1937. Member of Judicial Committee of Privy Council, 1935-44. Member of Scottish Universities Committee of Privy Council, 1937. Attained a profound knowledge of the Hindu and Mohamedan systems of law and especially of the Bengal Tenancy Acts, being 'generally regarded as perhaps the greatest authority on Indian jurisprudence of his time.' Married, Sept. 3, 1910, Alice Maud Amy, only dau. of Geoffrey Sayer, of Bromley, Kent, and had issue. Author, Studies in Indian Law. Died Apr. 8, 1946, in Edinburgh. (Univ. War List; Law Lists; I.C.S. Lists; Burke, P. and B.; Who's Who; Scottish Biographies; C. J. Fordyce.) | George Claus RANKIN Approx. lifespan: 1877–1946 sizar Trinity College adm1897:10:01 2nd s. of [Rev.] Robert [ Minister of: Wandel and Lamington, Lanarkshire , , of 163, Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, [Scotland], b. Lamington, [Lanarkshire], 1877:08:12 Previously at Sch: Edinburgh University Edinburgh, ???, MA 1897 Matric 1897:10MT: Scholar 1898 (Moral Sci. Tripos, Pt I, 1st Class 1899 Pt II, 1st Class(1900); BA 1900 President of: : Cambridge Union Society 1901 Adm. Lincoln's Inn: Called to the Bar: 1904:01:26 On: Northern Circuit Bencher: 1935 served in the Great War: 1914-19 Lieutenant: R.G.A. (1917) Judge of: : High Court Calcutta, [India], 1918-26 Knighted 1925 Chief Justice: 1926-34 P.C.: 1935 Hon.LLD Edinburgh, [Scotland], 1937 Member of Judicial Committee of: : Privy Council 1935-44 Member of: Scottish Universities Committee of Privy Council 1937 Attained a profound knowledge of the Hindu and Mohamedan systems of law and especially of the Bengal Tenancy Acts, being "generally regarded as perhaps the greatest authority on Indian jurisprudence of his time." m. 1910:09:03 Alice Maud Amy SAYER only dau. of Geoffrey SAYER, of Bromley, Kent , had issue Publ.: Studies in Indian Law d. Edinburgh, [Scotland], 1946:04:08 ( University War List; Law Lists; I.C.S. Lists ; Burke, P. and B.; Who's Who; Scottish Biographies ; C. J. Fordyce.) |