The Honourable Doctor Robert Yorke Hedges
Barrister
- Born
- 6 August 1903, Chorlton RD (Lancashire), England
- Died
- 29 May 1963, Westminster, England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- James Hedges
- Mother
- Ethel Louise Haynes
- Married Mary De Hoghton Birtwell
Legal admissions
| 4 August 1936 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland |
Degrees
| 1939 | Doctor of Laws (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Queensland |
Career
- LLD Manc.
- Called to the Bar (Gray's Inn).
- Garrick Prof of Law, UQld.
- Chief Justice of Sarawak 1946-51.
- Puisne Judge, Supreme Court of Nigeria 1952-63.
Military service
- Second World War: British Army.
Sources
Other:
- London Gazette 1952 p4588, FreeBMD, Ancestry.