Henry Gompertz Explained

Sir Henry Hessey Johnston Gompertz (31 August 1867 – 4 February 1930) was a Puisne Judge in the Supreme Court, Hong Kong, and Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States.^[1]

Biography

Born on 31 August 1867, Gompertz was educated at Bedford School and at Exeter College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar, as a member of Lincoln's Inn, in 1899. He was a Puisne Judge in the Supreme Court, Hong Kong, between 1909 and 1925, and Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States, between 1925 and 1929.^[2]

Gompertz retired in 1929,^[3] and died in Alassio on 4 February 1930.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: 7 February 1930 . Sir Henry Gompertz . . 16.
2. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U210158/GOMPERTZ_Sir_Henry_Hessey_Johnston?index=1&results=QuicksearchResults&query=0 GOMPERTZ, Sir Henry Hessey Johnston : Who's Who
3. The Straits Times, 19 December 1928, p. 9
4. Obituary, The Straits Times, 11 February 1930, p. 14