Edward Enoch Jenkins
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Sir (Edward) Enoch Jenkins |
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| Solicitor General of Northern Rhodesia | |
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In office 1936 – c1938 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VIII George VI |
| Governor | Sir Hubert Young |
| Preceded by | Ransley Thacker |
| Succeeded by | John Henry Vaughan |
| 16th Attorney General of Fiji | |
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In office 1938–1945 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor |
Sir Harry Luke Sir Philip Mitchell Sir John Rankine(Acting) Sir John Nicoll(Acting) Sir John Rankine(Acting) Alexander Grantham |
| Preceded by | Ransley Thacker |
| Succeeded by | John Henry Vaughan |
| Chief Justice of Nyasaland | |
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In office 8 November 1944 – c. 1950 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor |
Edmund Richards Geoffrey Colby |
| Justice of Appeal, Eastern Africa | |
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In office c. 1950 – c. 1955 |
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| Monarch |
George VI Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Evelyn Baring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1895 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 1960 (aged 64–65) |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Alma mater |
University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Profession | Lawyer, Judge |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
Sir (Edward) Enoch Jenkins (8 February 1895 – 1960) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1938 to 1945. He subsequently served as Chief Justice of Nyasaland.
Jenkins was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 8 February 1895 to William Jenkins and Briar Dene. He was known by his middle nanme. Educated initially at Howard Gardens Municipal Secondary School in Cardiff, he later studied at University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, also in Cardiff.
Jenkins served as a Lieutenant with the Royal Field Artillery during and after the First World War (1914-1920, and again in 1925).
He was admitted to Cambridge University on 16 May 1919, taking up residence in Peterhouse on 8 October and beginning his matriculation on 21 October that year. He graduated with B.A. and LL.B degrees in 1922. He subsequently earned a postgraduate M.A. degree in 1928.
Jenkins was called to the bar at Grey's Inn on 14 May 1924. He entered the colonial service in Nyasaland in 1925, before becoming Solicitor General of Northern Rhodesia in 1936. He then served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1938 to 1945; towards the end of his term, he was appointed Chief Justice of Nyasaland on 8 November 1944. As Chief Justice, he headed a commission of inquiry into a riot that had taken place at Zomba Prison in November 1949. He was criticised by both Sir Geoffrey Colby, the Governor of Nyasaland, and the Legislative Council, for allegedly paying undue attention to "matters of relatively minor significance" and of ignoring what they believed was the fundamental cause of the problem: the breakdown of discipline in the prison over the previous two years.
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