Herbert Abingdon Draper Compton

Herbert Abingdon Draper Compton (1770 – 14 January 1846) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay, and Advocate-General of Madras and Calcutta.[1]

Early life

Draper Compton was the only son of Walter Abingdon Compton of Gloucestershire. He joined the British Royal Army and served with his regiment in British India. After returning to England he spent some time in writing for the newspapers, especially for the Pilot, and studied law. On 22 November 1808, he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn[2]

Career

Draper Compton came in India in 1819 and joined the bar at Fort St. George. In 1822, he was appointed to the posts of Advocate-general at Madras and Calcutta High Court. In 1831 he became the Chief Justice of Bombay[3] and was knighted.[4] After retirement, he returned to England and died at his house in Hyde Park Gardens in 1846.[2][5]

References
  1. Prior, Katherine. "Compton, Sir Herbert Abingdon Draper". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6034. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Compton, Herbert Abingdon Draper" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. "Will of Sir Herbert Compton, Chief Justice of Bombay". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  4. "LIST OF THE BOMBAY BRANCH of the Royal Asiatic Society". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 3 (2): cxxx–cxxxiv. 1836. JSTOR 44012017.
  5. "Annual Register". 1847. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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