Francis Pinkett

Francis Pinkett
A portrait of twenty men (five seated in front) on a lawn
Francis Pinkett (seated, centre) photographed in 1885
Personal details
Born 1838
Died 1887
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Nationality British Subject,
Occupation Judge

Francis Frederick Pinkett (1838-1887)[1] was an English colonial administrator who served as Governor of Sierra Leone and Nigeria.

Francis was the younger son of Edward Pinkett of Trafalgar Square, Barnstaple. He was a lieutenant in the Royal Wiltshire Militia when he was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1861 and was called to the bar, Middle Temple in 1863.[2]

He was the Chief Justice of the Colony of Sierra Leone from 1881 until his death.

References

  1. ↑ The Law Journal. 22-1887. London: F.E. Streeten. 1888-01-28. p. 360.
  2. ↑ Joseph Foster (1885). Men-at-the Bar (Second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd. p. 403. Retrieved 3 May 2016.



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