Sir Donald
Kingdon
Male
England
1883-11-24
Capri, Naples, Campania, Italy
1961-12-17
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Kingdon
Sir Donald Kingdon was a British judicial officer who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1929 to 1946. He remains Nigeria’s longest serving Chief Justice. He served under four colonial Governors: Graeme Thomson, Donald Cameron, Bernard Bourdillon and Arthur Richards. He had previously served as the Attorney-General of Nigeria, from 1919 to 1925. He also edited and or composed several authoritative books about West African laws.
Donald Kingdon was the son of Walter Kingdon and Mary Elizabeth Pymar Kingdon (née Billing). Donald Kingdon was educated at Eastbourne College and at Saint John’s College, Cambridge University. Kingdon subsequently worked for the Colonial Service in The Gambia as an Inspector of Schools and Legal Assistant. He was later appointed as a member of that country’s Legislative Council. He was also Attorney-General of Uganda and, in 1918, was appointed as Attorney-General of the Gold Coast. Donald Kingdon was knighted in 1931.
1911 - 1912
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Round 1
Sir Donald Kingdon 1 *
G.P.R. McMahon
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9-7
10-8
Round 2
Sir Donald Kingdon 1 *
Henry Cecil Hextall
6-2
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Round 3
Stanley Doust 1 *
Sir Donald Kingdon
6-1
6-3
Round 2
George Stoddart 1 *
Sir Donald Kingdon
7-9
6-2
6-2