Anton Bertram

Sir Thomas Anton Bertram KC
22nd Chief Justice of Ceylon
In office 26 July 1918 – 1925
Appointed by	John Anderson
Preceded by	Alexander Wood Renton
Succeeded by	Charles Ernest St. John Branch
5th Attorney General of Ceylon
In office 19 May 1911 – 1918
Preceded by	Alfred Lascelles
Succeeded by	Henry Gollan
Personal details
Born	8 February 1869 Barnstable, Devon, England
Died	17 September 1937 (aged 68) Canterbury, Kent, England
Alma mater	University of Cambridge

Sir Thomas Anton Bertram KC (8 February 1869 - 17 September 1937) was an English Barrister and the 22nd Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was appointed on 26 July 1918 succeeding Alexander Wood Renton and was Chief Justice until 1925. He was succeeded by Charles Ernest St. John Branch.^[1][2]

Life

Bertram was born in Barnstable, Devon, on 8 February 1869, the son of the Reverend R. A. Bertram, a Congregational minister.^[3] He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.^[3] He was called to the bar in 1893 and appointed Attorney-General of The Bahamas in June 1902.^[4] In 1907 he was appointed a Puisne Judge in Cyprus and then Attorney-General of Ceylon in 1911.^[3]

Bertam died at his home in Canterbury, Kent, on 17 September 1937, aged 68.^[3]

References

1. "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
2. BERTRAM, Sir Anton. Who Was Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
3. "Sir Anton Bertram". The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 18 September 1937. p. 37.
4. The Times (London). Saturday, 28 June 1902. (36806), p. 9.