He was born to lawyer John Lucie-Smith in Demerara, British Guiana and trained for the law himself at the Middle Temple in London, where he was called to the bar in 1849. He returned to practise as a lawyer in British Guiana and in 1852 was appointed Solicitor-General of the country.[3] He had become Attorney-General by 1863.
Appointed Chief Justice of Jamaica in 1869 he was awarded CMG in the 1869 Birthday Honours and knighted in 1870. [4]
He died in Worthing, Sussex in 1883. He had married in 1851 Marie van Waterschoodt, the eldest daughter of Jean R. van Waterschoodt. Their 2nd son Alfred Lucie-Smith was also a colonial judge.[5]
His grandson Euan Lucie-Smith was one of the first mixed-heritage infantry officers in a regular British Army regiment, and the first killed in World War I.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^Cundall, Frank. (1915) Historic Jamaica. London: Institute of Jamaica. pp. xviii-xix.
^Sanderson, Ginny (22 October 2020). "First black British officer of First World War was Eastbourne student". www.eastbourneherald.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
Hutchinson, John. A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices. p. 228.
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john, lucie, smith, 1825, july, 1883, chief, justice, jamaica, born, lawyer, demerara, british, guiana, trained, himself, middle, temple, london, where, called, 1849, returned, practise, lawyer, british, guiana, 1852, appointed, solicitor, general, country, be. Sir John Lucie Smith CMG 1825 9 July 1883 was Chief Justice of Jamaica 1 2 He was born to lawyer John Lucie Smith in Demerara British Guiana and trained for the law himself at the Middle Temple in London where he was called to the bar in 1849 He returned to practise as a lawyer in British Guiana and in 1852 was appointed Solicitor General of the country 3 He had become Attorney General by 1863 Appointed Chief Justice of Jamaica in 1869 he was awarded CMG in the 1869 Birthday Honours and knighted in 1870 4 He died in Worthing Sussex in 1883 He had married in 1851 Marie van Waterschoodt the eldest daughter of Jean R van Waterschoodt Their 2nd son Alfred Lucie Smith was also a colonial judge 5 His grandson Euan Lucie Smith was one of the first mixed heritage infantry officers in a regular British Army regiment and the first killed in World War I 6 References Edit Cundall Frank 1915 Historic Jamaica London Institute of Jamaica pp xviii xix No 8012 The Edinburgh Gazette 3 December 1869 p 1541 No 21354 The London Gazette 31 August 1952 p 2361 No 8038 The Edinburgh Gazette 4 March 1870 p 249 British Guiana Colonists Index L Sanderson Ginny 22 October 2020 First black British officer of First World War was Eastbourne student www eastbourneherald co uk Retrieved 16 November 2020 Hutchinson John A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars With Brief Biographical Notices p 228 This Jamaican biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lucie Smith amp oldid 1107287798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
