The Honourable Sir Charles Frederic Belcher

Chief Justice
Born
11 July 1876, Geelong, Victoria
Died
7 February 1970, Harding (Natal), South Africa
Sex
Male
Father
The Hon George Frederick Belcher [qv]
Mother
Frederica Baylie Thorne
Married Sara Visger

Legal admissions

Degrees

1897Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Melbourne
1899Bachelor of LawsThe University of Melbourne
1901Master of ArtsThe University of Melbourne

Career

  • Called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) 1909.
  • UK Colonial Service 1914-37.
  • Chief Justice of Cyrus 1927-30.
  • Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago 1930-37.
  • Ornithologist.
  • MBE 1919, OBE 1923, knight bachelor 1931.

Military service

  • Second World War: Lieutenant-Colonel British Army.

Sources

Other:
  • BR1, VicBI 16454/1876, UMA.
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