Sir Arthur Oldham
Jennings
Male
England
1855-07-15
Calcutta, Bengal, India
1934-02-16
Hove, Sussex, England
From The London Times, 17 February 1934
Obituary – Sir Arthur Jennings – County Court Procedure
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings, one of the leading authorities in the country on county court procedure, died yesterday at this residence in Hove, after a week’s illness, at the age of 78. Born in Calcutta, a son of Mr Frederick Jennings, a member of the Bengal Legislative Council, he was educated at University College, London, and was admitted a solicitor in 1878.
For nearly 50 years he had held the post of Registrar of the Brighton and Lewes County Court and of the Brighton District Registry of the High Court. His ability and insight and his sympathetic manner were deeply appreciated by successive judges of the county court circuit, by hundreds of members of the legal profession, and by many thousands of litigants. He had been president of the Association of County Court Registrars since 1920 and a member of the County Court Rule Committee since 1928. He was knighted in 1932.
Apart from the scanty recreation found in fishing and golf, Sir Arthur devoted almost the whole of his time to the public service. He was a natural orator, especially on any subject concerning the social welfare of the people or the interests of children, and his arguments were always put forward with extreme moderation. He spoke with a rapidity which was the despair of shorthand writers. Some of his best efforts were made on behalf of children and young people.
He served on the Brighton Education Committee from its inception in 1903 down to a few months ago, and he was also for many years a governor of the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School. He also aided the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and juvenile welfare organisations, and was president of the Brighton West Boy Scouts’ Association.
For many years he endeavoured to induce the Brighton Corporation to erect small and inexpensive flats for elderly poor people who could not afford to rent municipal houses, and shortly before his death the corporation adopted a plan of this kind as part of a slum clearance scheme. During the Great War, Sir Arthur served as a Superintendent of Special Constabulary in Brighton, and was made M.B.E. At about the same time he became a borough magistrate. He was also a co-opted member of the Corporation Library Committee.
He married, in 1888, Mabel, [daughter of Dr John Newnham Winter and Mrs Marie Winter (née Salzmann)], and had a son and two daughters.
1880 - 1883
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1883 - Brighton Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1883 - Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (Amateur)
1880 - Kemptown (Amateur)
Round 1
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
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Semifinals
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
Leonard Dampier
6-5
6-2
Final
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
H. Langton
6-0
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
H.M. Williams
6-0
5-6
6-2
Semifinals
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
H. Langton
6-3
6-0
Final
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
Leonard Dampier
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
Robert Howden Kellie
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Semifinals
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
Leonard Dampier
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Final
C. Fairfax 1 *
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings
6-1
6-4
7-5
Final
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
Sir Thomas Jenner Verrall
6-3
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 1
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings 1 *
Henry George Outram Bax-Ironside
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
H. Stanley 1 *
Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings
6-4
4-6
6-2