Sir Thomas Chitty, 1st Baronet
For the author and grandson of the 1st Baronet, see Thomas Hinde (novelist).
Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, 1st Baronet (24 June 1855 – 15 February 1930) was a British judge, barrister, and legal scholar. From 1901 to 1920, he was a Master of the King's Bench Division, High Court of Justice. From 1920 to 1926, he served as the King's Remembrancer; the oldest judicial position in continual existence. He was knighted in the 1919 New Year Honours and made a baronet as Baronet Chitty in the 1924 New Year Honours.[1]
Personal life
Chitty was a Freemason. He was a member of the Royal Colonial Institute Lodge (3556). He served at various times as Grand Registrar (the principal legal officer) and Deputy Master of his Masonic Lodge.[2]
Selected works
- Chitty, Thomas Willes; Williams, John Herbert; Chitty, Hebert, eds. (1896). A Selection of Leading Cases on Various Branches of the Law (10th ed.). London: Sweet and Maxwell.
References
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| Preceded by Sir John Macdonell |
King's Remembrancer 1920 to 1926 |
Succeeded by George A. Bonner |
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