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Joseph Turner Hutchinson

Sir
Joseph Turner Hutchinson
Sir J. T. Hutchinson.PNG
19th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office
23 October 1906 – 1 May 1911
Appointed by Henry Arthur Blake
Preceded by Charles Layard
Succeeded by Alfred Lascelles
Chief Justice of Cyprus
In office
1898–1906
Preceded by Sir William James Smith
Succeeded by Charles Robert Tyser
Chief Justice of Grenada
In office
1895–1897
Preceded by John Foster Gresham
Succeeded by Sir Charles James Tarring
6th Chief Justice of the Gold Coast
In office
1889–1894
Preceded by H. W. Macleod
Succeeded by William Griffith
Personal details
Born (1850-03-28)28 March 1850
Braystones, Cumberland, England
Died 20 January 1924(1924-01-20) (aged 73)
Ravenglass, England
Spouse(s) Constance Mary
Mother Hannah Turner
Father Isaac Hutchinson
Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge

Sir Joseph Turner Hutchinson (1850 – 1923) was the 19th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

He was born on 28 March 1850 in Braystones, Cumberland, England to Isaac Hutchinson and Hannah Turner.

He was educated at St Bees School. Admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge 11 October 1869, he gained a B.A. in 1873, and an M.A. in 1876. Subsequently, he was admitted to the Middle Temple 20 November 1876, and was called to the bar 17 November 1879.

He was appointed Queen's Advocate for the Gold Coast Colony in 1888 and promoted to Chief Justice the following year. He then served as Chief Justice of the Windward Islands in 1894, then as Chief Justice of Grenada from 1895 to 1897, and as Chief Justice of Cyprus from 1898-1906.

He was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 23 October 1906, succeeding Charles Layard, and was Chief Justice until 1911. He was succeeded by Alfred Lascelles.

Upon his retirement in 1911, he returned to Cumberland, where he was appointed High Sheriff for the year of 1918. He died in Ravenglass on 20 January 1924.


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