Stanley Fisher Explained

Sir Stanley Fisher
Office:24th Chief Justice of Ceylon
Appointer:Hugh Clifford
Term Start:11 December 1926
Term End:1930
Predecessor:Charles Ernest St. John Branch
Successor:Philip James Macdonell
Office2:Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
Term Start2:1924
Term End2:1926
Predecessor2:Alfred Lucie-Smith
Successor2:Philip James Macdonell
Office3:Chief Justice of Cyprus
Term Start3:1920
Term End3:1924
Predecessor3:Charles Robert Tyser
Successor3:Sidney Charles Nettleton
Birth Date:12 February 1867
Birth Place:Marylebone, London, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England

Sir Stanley Fisher (12 February 1867 – 28 May 1949) was a British colonial judge who was the 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon.[2]

Fisher was born in Marylebone into the Knapp-Fisher family, a London legal dynasty.[3] He was the son of George Henry Knapp-Fisher and Elizabeth Goodchild. His brother was Sir Edward Knapp-Fisher.[2]

He served as Chief Justice of Cyprus from 1920 to 1924 and Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 1924 to 1926.

He was appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon on 11 December 1926 succeeding Charles Ernest St. John Branch and was Chief Justice until 1930. He was succeeded by Philip James Macdonell.[4]

He was knighted in the 1922 New Year Honours.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary notices and related papers . Bodeian Library . Oxford . MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 400/133/5, fols. 41-42 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804225540/http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/blcas/ona.html . 2016-08-04 . live . 2016-09-26 . Sir Stanley Fisher, died 28 May 1949.
  2. News: Obituary: Sir Stanley Fisher – Justice in the Colonies . . 31 May 1949 . 7.
  3. News: The Rt Rev Edward Knapp-Fisher . 4 April 2019 . The Daily Telegraph . 10 February 2003.
  4. Web site: Overview. Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. 2013-10-19. 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. 2013-10-19.