The New International Encyclopædia/Rattigan, William Henry

RAT′TIGAN, Sir William Henry (1842-1904). An English lawyer, born in Delhi. He was educated at the High School, Agra, and at King's College, London, and was entered at the bar in 1873. He was additional member of the Supreme Legislative Council of India from 1892 until 1893, and member of the Punjab Legislative Council from 1898 until 1899, and at different times was Judge of the Chief Court of the Punjab. He was knighted in 1895, and was returned to Parliament as member for Northeast Lanarks in 1901. His works include: The Science of Jurisprudence (3d ed. 1892); Private International Law (1895); Digest of Customary Law for Punjab (6th ed. 1901); and De Jure Personarum, or the Roman Law of Persons (1873).