Joseph Trounsell Gilbert

Sir Joseph Trounsell Gilbert CBE KC (1888 – 1975), was a Bermudan barrister, judge and politician who ended a distinguished legal and political career as Chief Justice of Bermuda and as President of the Senate of Bermuda.[1]

Biography

Born on 30 August 1888, Trounsell Gilbert was educated at Bedford School and at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.[2] He was called to the Bar in 1914 and became a member of Lincoln's Inn. He was Attorney General, and a member of the Executive Council, of Bermuda between 1938 and 1952.[3] He was Chief Justice of Bermuda, and President of the Senate of Bermuda, between 1952 and 1958.[4]

Sir Trounsell Gilbert retired in 1958 and died on 23 January 1975.

References

  1. ↑ "Who's Who". Ukwhoswho.com. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  2. ↑ "Bermuda Rhodes Scholars - Details". Rhodes.bm. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  3. ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 1870-02-22. p. 965. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  4. ↑ "The London Gazette" (PDF). Thegazette.co.uk. 1951-10-19. p. 5437. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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