Percy McElwaine
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Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine KC |
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| 13th Attorney General of Fiji | |
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In office 1927–1931 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor |
Sir Eyre Hutson Sir Arthur Fletcher |
| Preceded by | Sir Kenneth MacKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gough Howell |
| 11th Attorney-General of Singapore | |
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In office 21 April 1933 – 10 August 1936 |
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| Monarch |
George V Edward VIII |
| Governor |
Sir Cecil Clementi Sir Shenton Thomas |
| Preceded by | Walter Clarance Huggard |
| Succeeded by | Newnham Arthur Worley |
| 13th Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements | |
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In office 1936–1946 |
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| Monarch |
Edward VIII George VI |
| Governor | Sir Shenton Thomas |
| Preceded by | Walter Clarance Huggard |
| Succeeded by |
Cecil William Victor Carey As Chief Justice of Singapore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1884 Roscommon, Ireland |
| Died | 24 October 1969 (aged 85) Devon, England |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Evelyn Annie Forsaith Macnaught 17 June 1914 — 1918 (her death) 2. Margaret McElwaine |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Royal Irish Rifles |
Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine KC (21 September 1884 – 24 October 1969) was a lawyer and judge who served, inter alia, as Attorney General of Fiji and Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements.
McElwaine was born in Roscommon, Ireland, and was educated at Campbell College, Belfast and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was admitted to the Irish bar in 1908 and the Alberta bar in 1913. In the First World War he served as a temporary Lieutenant in the Fourteenth Royal Irish Rifles.
McElwaine married Evelyn Annie Forsaith Macnaught at St Mary Le Park, Battersea, London, on 17 June 1914. She died in the 1918 influenza epidemic on 10 November 1918. She was pregnant at the time of her death. He later remarried; his second wife, Margaret, was a popular socialite during their time in Singapore. They had two sons, David Eric and Ian Douglas.
McElewaine was made Acting Solicitor General of Kenya on 15 October 1925, and a Nominated Official (i.e., ex officio) Member of the Legislative Council of Kenya on 28 October.
After being appointed a Senior Crown Counsel in British Kenya on 1 January 1926, McElwaine served another stint in the Legislative Council from 11 April 1927, when he was appointed to fill in for Frederick Gordon Smith during his absence. The appointment was evidently renewed on 11 May, but terminated on 4 August that year, on the permanent appointment of Thomas Dundas Hope Bruce.
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