Patrick O'Sullivan (lawyer) explained

Patrick O' Sullivan
Order1:Advocate-General of Madras Presidency
Term Start1:1877
Term End1:1882
Predecessor1:Sir H. S. Cunningham
Successor1:Hale Horatio Shephard
Birth Date:20 January 1835
Profession:Advocate-General

Patrick O' Sullivan (20 January 1835 – 25 February 1887) was a British lawyer of Irish origin who served as the Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and ex-officio member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1877 to 1882.

He studied law at Gray's Inn and was called to the bar in 1864.[1]

He married Sidney Jane Moore in India. They had only one son, Arthur, a British Army officer who played a leading role in the 1914 Christmas truce.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Men-at-the-bar: a Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court.
  2. Web site: 1914 Christmas truce: all quiet on the western front as guns were silenced. The Irish Times. 31 October 2015.