Charles Skerrett
Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett (born September 2, 1863 in India - † February 13, 1929 at sea) was the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1926 to 1929 .
Skerret was born in India. His father, Peter Perrin Skerrett, was Irish and a descendant of the Skerretts of Finavera in County Clare , one of the fourteen tribes of Galway . Peter Perrin Skerrett was a sergeant in the British Army in India because he did not have the private wealth required for officers.
The family moved to New Zealand when Charles was twelve years old. He was educated at Wellington College . He works first at the Post Office, then at the Treasury, then at the Department of Justice as an employee of the Wellington Magistrate Court . Skerrett trained with Buller, Lewis & Gully and was admitted to the bar in 1884. He practiced as an attorney for the Wellington-based law firms Skerrett and Wyllie and Chapman Tripp . In 1907, Skerret was an early appointee in New Zealand 's first King's Counsel . From 1918 to 1926 he was President of the New Zealand Law Society .
On February 1, 1926, he was appointed Chief Justice. He replaced Robert Stout . In 1927 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George .
On February 13, 1929, he handed over his office to Michael Myers . He died on February 13, 1929 on the way back to London on board the Port Denison . He remained unmarried.
literature
- Bernard John Foster: Skerrett, Sir Charles Perrin, KCMG In: Alexander Hare McLintock (Ed.): An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Wellington 1966 ( online [accessed December 17, 2015]).
- Ross Gore: Chapman Tripp & Co: The First 100 Years. 1975, see The Skerretts of Finavera pp. 52-65.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skerrett, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skerrett, Sir Charles Perrin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British judge, Chief Justice of New Zealand |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | India |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1929 |
| Place of death | at sea |