Berkeley was the third son of Thomas Berkeley Hardtman Berkeley and Alice Hart Rawlins, of St. Kitts.[4]
He was educated for the legal profession and called to the bar at the Inner Temple in June 1873.
In 1878, Berkeley married Katherine Cassin, daughter of F. S. Cassin of Antigua in the West Indies.[4] They had three children: Katharine Margaret, Marjorie, and Maurice Anthony.[5]
Leeward Islandsedit
Berkeley was admitted to the bar of the Leeward Islands in July 1874. He filled various legal and official posts in the Leeward Islands. After acting as Attorney General in an interim capacity (1877–1878), he became Solicitor General from 1878 to 1883, when he became Acting Colonial Secretary.[4]
He was appointed a King's Counsel in Hong Kong in 1906.[11] He resigned as Attorney General in 1906 to enter full-time private practice. William Rees-Davies took over the role in 1907. Berkeley continued to practice in Hong Kong until 1912.[12] After retirement as attorney general, he continued to serve on the Hong Kong Legislative Council which he had been a member of as Attorney General.[13] He also acted as Attorney General in 1909.[14]
Berkeley also served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Volunteer Reserve Association, which consisted of men over 35 years of age. The VRA's principal aim was the encouragement of rifle shooting.[15]
Later lifeedit
After returning to England, he was a member of the West Sussex County Council from 1913.[2]
Berkeley died on 30 September 1918 in England.[16]
Referencesedit
^ abMennell, Philip (1892). "Berkeley, Hon. Henry Spencer Hardtman" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
^ ab"Henry Spencer Hardtman Berkeley". Holmes à Court Family History. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^"Who was Capt.? J.H.H.BERKELEY of 83rd Regiment". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
^ abc. Debretts_House_of_Commons. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^"Who was Capt. J.H.H.BERKELEY of 83rd Regiment". Rootschat. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
^"Special Cables". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 21 May 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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Sir Henry Spencer Hardtman Berkeley 6 September 1851 1 30 September 1918 2 3 was a barrister Attorney General and Chief Justice of Fiji and Attorney General of Hong Kong The HonourableSir Henry Spencer BerkeleySir Henry Berkeley KC Chief Justice of Fiji and Attorney General of Hong Kong7th Attorney General of FijiIn office 1886 1889MonarchVictoriaGovernorSir John Thurston acting Sir Charles MitchellSir John ThurstonPreceded bySir Fielding ClarkeSucceeded byJohn UdalActing Attorney General of the Leeward IslandsIn office 1877 1878MonarchVictoriaGovernorGeorge Berkeley4th Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western PacificIn office 1889 1902MonarchsVictoriaEdward VIIChief Judicial Commissioner2Sir John ThurstonSir George T M O BrienSir William Allardyce acting Preceded bySir Fielding ClarkeSucceeded bySir Charles Henry Major6th Chief Justice of FijiIn office 1889 1902MonarchsVictoriaEdward VIIGovernorSir John Bates ThurstonSir George T M O BrienSir William Allardyce acting Preceded bySir Fielding ClarkeSucceeded bySir Charles Henry Major10th Attorney General of Hong KongIn office 1902 1906MonarchEdward VIIGovernorSir Henry Arthur BlakePreceded bySir W Meigh GoodmanSucceeded bySir William Rees DaviesPersonal detailsBorn6 September 1851St KittsDied30 September 1918 1918 09 30 aged 67 NationalityBritishSpouse s Katherine Cassinm 1878Children2 daughters 1 sonProfessionLawyer Contents 1 Early life 2 Leeward Islands 3 Fiji 4 Hong Kong 5 Later life 6 ReferencesEarly life editBerkeley was the third son of Thomas Berkeley Hardtman Berkeley and Alice Hart Rawlins of St Kitts 4 He was educated for the legal profession and called to the bar at the Inner Temple in June 1873 In 1878 Berkeley married Katherine Cassin daughter of F S Cassin of Antigua in the West Indies 4 They had three children Katharine Margaret Marjorie and Maurice Anthony 5 Leeward Islands editBerkeley was admitted to the bar of the Leeward Islands in July 1874 He filled various legal and official posts in the Leeward Islands After acting as Attorney General in an interim capacity 1877 1878 he became Solicitor General from 1878 to 1883 when he became Acting Colonial Secretary 4 Fiji editIn 1885 he was appointed Attorney General of Fiji in succession to Fielding Clarke who was appointed Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific As Attorney General he acted as Chief Justice when Clarke was on leave In 1889 he succeeded Clarke in both roles 1 He acted for a brief time as Governor of Fiji Berkeley was knighted in the Queen s Birthday Honours of 20 May 1896 6 Hong Kong editIn what was seen as a slightly strange move from the bench back to the bar in 1902 Berkeley accepted the position of Attorney General for Hong Kong 7 8 In 1904 he was considered for the position of Chief Justice of Hong Kong on the retirement of W Meigh Goodman Francis Piggott was appointed instead 9 Berkeley acted as Chief Justice of Hong Kong on two occasions 10 He was appointed a King s Counsel in Hong Kong in 1906 11 He resigned as Attorney General in 1906 to enter full time private practice William Rees Davies took over the role in 1907 Berkeley continued to practice in Hong Kong until 1912 12 After retirement as attorney general he continued to serve on the Hong Kong Legislative Council which he had been a member of as Attorney General 13 He also acted as Attorney General in 1909 14 Berkeley also served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Volunteer Reserve Association which consisted of men over 35 years of age The VRA s principal aim was the encouragement of rifle shooting 15 Later life editAfter returning to England he was a member of the West Sussex County Council from 1913 2 Berkeley died on 30 September 1918 in England 16 References edit a b Mennell Philip 1892 Berkeley Hon Henry Spencer Hardtman The Dictionary of Australasian Biography London Hutchinson amp Co via Wikisource a b Henry Spencer Hardtman Berkeley Holmes a Court Family History Retrieved 16 October 2012 Who was Capt J H H BERKELEY of 83rd Regiment Retrieved 15 October 2012 a b c HON SIR HENRY S BERKELEY FIJI Debretts House of Commons Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 20 September 2015 Who was Capt J H H BERKELEY of 83rd Regiment Rootschat Retrieved 20 September 2015 Special Cables The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 21 May 1896 p 5 Retrieved 27 August 2014 Nottingham Evening Post 4 June 1902 No 27478 The London Gazette 30 September 1902 p 6209 The private life of old Hong Kong western women in the British Colony 1841 1941 p 202 Twentieth Impressions of Hong Kong and Shanghai profile of Berkeley London Gazette 10 July 1906 p 4720 The Straits Times of 20 July 1911 Page 6 reported him returning home from Hong Kong for a short holiday Legislative Council Minutes 24 July 1908 Legislative Council Minutes 20 May 1909 Twentieth Impressions of Hong Kong and Shanghai p 277 London Gazette 12 November 1918 p 13350 Legal officesPreceded byRobert French Sheriff Attorney General of the Leeward IslandsActing1877 1878 Succeeded byHenry James Burford HancockPreceded bySir Fielding Clarke Attorney General of Fiji1886 1889 Succeeded byJohn UdalChief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific1889 1902 Succeeded bySir Charles Henry MajorChief Justice of Fiji1889 1902Preceded bySir W Meigh Goodman Attorney General of Hong Kong1902 1906 Succeeded bySir William Rees DaviesPolitical officesPreceded byHenry Keswick Unofficial MemberLegislative Council of Hong Kong1908 Succeeded byHenry Keswick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Spencer Berkeley amp oldid 1125131187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,