Frederick Dornhorst
Frederick Dornhorst, KC was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) barrister and King's Advocate.
Frederick Dornhorst | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ceylonese (Sri Lankan |
| Occupation(s) | Barrister and King's Advocate |
Educated at Colombo Academy (now Royal College Colombo), Dornhorst became a teacher at the Colombo Academy before moving on to a legal career and becoming a barrister at the Inner Temple. In 1903 he was sworn in as a King's Counsel with Ponnambalam Ramanathan and Thomas De Sampayo, the first "silks" of the Bar of Ceylon.[1]
The Dornhorst Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the most popular student at Royal College Colombo in the memory of Frederick Dornhorst.
References
- Journal of the Dutch Burger Union
- Sri Lanka Burgher Family Genealogy - BROHIER Family
- COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION
- "No. 27508". The London Gazette. 23 December 1902. p. 8840.
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