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 byJames Robert Longden
Preceded byJacobus de Wet
Succeeded byJohn Winfield Bonser
15th Queen's Advocate of Ceylon
In office
24 October 1879 – 1883
Preceded byRichard Cayley
Succeeded byFrancis Flemming
Personal details
Born(1833-07-26)26 July 1833
Nassau, Bahamas
Died10 August 1909(1909-08-10) (aged 76)
Kent, Surrey, England
Spouse(s)Mary Elizabeth Francis
ChildrenFrederick 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.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jacobus de Wet		 Chief Justice of Ceylon
1883-1889		 Succeeded by
John Winfield Bonser
Preceded by
Richard Cayley		 Queen's Advocate of Ceylon
1879–1883		 Succeeded by
Francis Flemming
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