Arthur Weir Mason

Sir Arthur Weir Mason (2 August 1860 – 8 June 1924) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.[1]

The Honourable
Sir Arthur Weir Mason
Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
In office
1923–1924
Preceded bySir John Wessels
Succeeded byJohn Stephen Curlewis
Judge of the Transvaal High Court
In office
1902–1923
Judge of the Natal Supreme Court
In office
1896–1902
Personal details
Born(1860-08-02)2 August 1860
Palmerton, Pondoland, Cape Colony
Died8 June 1924(1924-06-08) (aged 63)
Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Alma materUniversity of London
ProfessionAttorney, Advocate

Early life and education

Mason was born in Pondoland, a rural area in the eastern part of the Cape Colony, but spent his early life in Durban and was sent to England to receive his schooling in Bath and Eastbourne.[1] He later attended the University of London and in 1879 obtained the BA degree with honours in Classics and German.[2]

Career

In 1880, Mason returned to Natal, where he qualified as an attorney and in 1884 he was admitted as an advocate. He mainly practised in Pietermaritzburg and in January 1896 became a puisne judge of the Natal Supreme Court. On several occasions he acted for Sir Michael Gallwey as chief justice of Natal. After the Second Boer War he was appointed a judge of the Transvaal Supreme Court.[1] In 1922 he was knighted and from 13 March 1923 to the time of his death, he was Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court.[3]

See also

References
  1. Kruger, D. W. (1977). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol III. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 587. ISBN 0-624-00856-8. OCLC 20937.
  2. Palmer, Vernon V. (2001). Mixed jurisdictions worldwide : the third legal family. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-521-78154-X. OCLC 44750843.
  3. "SIR ARTHUR MASON DEAD". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). 10 June 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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