John Budd Phear Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sir
John Budd Phear
Office:13th Chief Justice of Ceylon
Appointer:James Robert Longden
Term Start:18 October 1877
Term End:September 1879
Predecessor:William Hackett
Successor:Richard Cayley
Harry Dias Bandaranaike as Acting
Birth Date:9 February 1825
Birth Place:Earl Stonham, Suffolk, England
Death Date:1890
Spouse:Catherine Wreford

Sir John Budd Phear (9 February 1825 - 1905)[1] was a judge and author who was the 13th Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 18 October 1877 succeeding William Hackett and was Chief Justice until 1879. He was succeeded by Richard Cayley.[2] [3] [4] When Phear retired Harry Dias Bandaranaike acted as Chief Justice for 12 days.

Phear was the eldest of three sons of John Phear, rector of Earl Stonham. One of his brothers, Samuel George Phear, became Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1] John Phear also stood as the Liberal parliamentary candidate for Honiton in the reformed 1885 borough elections but ultimately lost to Sir John Kennaway, Conservative candidate and never stood for the seat again.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. 35502. Phear, John Budd. Katherine. Prior.
  2. Book: Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B.. The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years. 1986. Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. Ratmalana. 955599000X.
  3. Web site: Overview . Judicial Service Commission Secretariat . 19 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019091817/http://www.jsc.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=60&lang=en . 19 October 2013 .
  4. Book: John Ferguson. Ceylon in the Jubilee Year. 7 January 2013. Repr.. 1996 . 1887. Asian Educational Services. 978-81-206-0963-1. 254.
  5. Book: Craig, FWS . British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 . 1974 . Springer . 9781349022984 . 257 . 31 March 2019 .