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The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Jenkins, Sir Lawrence Hugh

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Jenkins, Sir Lawrence Hugh, Kt. (1899). K.C.I.E., (1908), Chief Justice, High Court, Calcutta; 2nd s. of Richard David Jenkins, Clibrounan, Cardizan; b. 1858; educ: Cheltenham College, Oxford; called to Bar (Lincoln’s Inn) 1883; Bencher. Lincoln’s Inn, 1909; Judge, Calcutta High Court, 1896-09,Chief Justice, High Court, Bombay, 1898-1908; Member of the Council of India, 1908-09; Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court, since 1910; is District Grand Master of Freemasons for Bengal; takes an active part in all important public movements; as a speaker, especially on social questions, he is perhaps unmatched. Address. No. 8, Outram Street, Calcutta, Clibronnan, near Cardigan.