Bruce Burnside

Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart Burnside (26 July 1833 – 10 August 1909) was the 16th Chief Justice of Ceylon and 25th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon.

Sir Bruce Burnside
16th Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 21 May 1883 – 1889
Appointed by	James Robert Longden
Preceded by	Jacobus de Wet
Succeeded by	John Winfield Bonser
15th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon
In office 24 October 1879 – 1883
Preceded by	Richard Cayley
Succeeded by	Francis Flemming
Personal details
Born	26 July 1833 Nassau, Bahamas
Died	10 August 1909 (aged 76) Kent, Surrey, England
Spouse(s)	Mary Elizabeth Francis
Children	Frederick K. Burnside Eustace A. Burnside Robert Bruce Burnside Edmund Burnside Bertram W. Burnside Ida M. Burnside Lilla Burnside Frederick R. Burnside

Career

He served as the Speaker of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas from November 1866 to February 1867.

He was appointed as Chief Justice of Ceylon on 21 May 1883 succeeding Jacobus de Wet and served as Chief Justice until 1889. He was succeeded by John Winfield Bonser.[1][2]

Harry Dias Bandaranaike acted as Chief Justice from 9 January to 6 June 1888 when Burnside and Lovell Clarence went on leave. Clarence acted from November 1890 to February 1891 when Burnside and Bandaranaike retired.[3]

Personal life

Burnside was born to John and Mary Burnside.[4] His son Robert Bruce Burnside was a judge on the Supreme Court of Western Australia.[5]

References

1. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
2. John Ferguson (1996) [1887]. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year (Repr. ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 254. ISBN 978-81-206-0963-1. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
3. Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 955599000X.
4. "Sir Bruce Lockhart Burnside". RootsWeb. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
5. Staples, G. T. "Burnside, Robert Bruce (1862–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 November 2013.