Sir Percy Maurice Maclardie Sheldon AmosKBEKC (15 June 1872 – 10 June 1940) was a British barrister, judge and legal academic who served as an Egyptian judge, advisor to the Egyptian government and Quain Professor of Jurisprudence.
Amos is best known for founding and contributing to the Modern Law Review. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, Amos was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in May 1897. Finding that his family could not support him through his early years at the Bar he travelled to Egypt, where he was appointed a member of the Cairo Native Court and then the Court of Appeals.
After a short return to Britain in 1915 to help at the Ministry of Munitions, Amos continued to work in Egypt until the end of the British Protectorate in 1922. He returned to Britain, resuming his practice as a barrister, and in 1932 was appointed Quain Professor of Jurisprudence, a position he held for five years. Involved in the founding of the Modern Law Review, his death on 10 June 1940 made him the first founder to die.
Amos was born on 15 June 1872 to Sheldon Amos, a legal academic, and Sarah Bunting, a political activist and the Lady Superintendent of the Working Women's College. Amos was educated by his mother and private tutors in France, Germany and England, until the family travelled to Australia in 1880 due to his father's health problems. Finding the country unpleasant they set out to return to England, but while passing through Egypt Sheldon Amos was offered the position of legal advisor to Lord Dufferin, which he accepted. The family stayed there until Sheldon's death in 1886, after which they returned to Europe to travel.[1]
In 1891, Amos matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge to study history, before switching to moral sciences following a talk with Bertrand Russell. He was joint Secretary of the Cambridge University Liberal Club from 1892 to 1894, and one of the people he shared this role with was Russell.[2] Gaining a first, he graduated in 1895, having won the Cobden Prize, and was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in May 1897.[3] Working as a conveyancing pupil in Lincoln's Inn, Amos found that the family income could not support him during his first, profitless years as a barrister, and applied to become an inspector in the Egyptian Ministry of Justice. To work in the courts there, Amos taught himself Arabic and gained the French licence en droit from the University of Paris in 1889.[4] While working as an inspector he lectured at the Khedival School of Law in Cairo.[1] For his work as an inspector, he was awarded the Medjidie, Fourth Class in 1900.[5] In 1903 he was made a judge of the Cairo Native Court, and in 1906 was promoted to the Court of Appeal, where he sat for seven years until offending the British population of Cairo by acquitting an Egyptian accused of assaulting a British child. Retiring from the bench, he became Director of the Khedival School of Law in 1913, where he set up a postgraduate program.[1] On 11 July 1906, Amos married Lucy Scott Moncrieff.[6] The couple had two sons and three daughters.
Amos returned to the Court of Appeal in 1915, but was forced to suspend his work when he was called back to Britain to work for the Ministry of Munitions. Thanks to his fluent French he was much in demand, serving as the liaison officer to the French military mission in London and accompanying Arthur Balfour in his trip to the United States. In 1917 he returned to Egypt, where he acted as the Judicial Adviser to the Government of Egypt. He was awarded the Order of the Nile, Second Class in 1918.[7] When the British protectorate ended in 1922, Amos helped draft the new Egyptian constitution and was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 15 March 1922.[8] He was also promoted to Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile.[9]
Returning to England in 1925, Amos took up his practice as a barrister again and received many briefs from the British government, particularly cases brought under the Treaty of Lausanne. In 1929 he stood for the Liberal Party at the general election in the constituency of Cambridge but was unsuccessful. In 1932 he was made a King's Counsel,[10] and became Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London (UCL). Both his father and grandfather were legal academics at UCL, and with this appointment Amos became the third family member in a row to work there.[4] He quickly distinguished himself, and was elected Dean of the Faculty of Law soon after his appointment. He wrote several textbooks and was one of the founders of the Modern Law Review, and the first to die.[11] Following his retirement in 1937 he continued writing until his death at home on 10 June 1940.
^ abcLegg, Marie-Louise; Legg, Thomas S. (2004). "Oxford DNB article: Amos, Sir (Percy) Maurice Maclardie Sheldon". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30403. Retrieved 22 October 2009. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Radu-Alexandru FLORESCU, "Justiţia britanică" (traducere), ed. Alexandru I. Botez, București, 1945, pagina 4, nota de subsol nr.1
BibliographyEdit
H. A. H. (1941). "Sir Maurice Sheldon Amos, K.B.E., K.C.". Cambridge Law Journal. Cambridge University Press. 7 (3). ISSN 0008-1973.
R. S. T. C. (1940). "Sir Maurice Sheldon Amos, K. C.". Modern Law Review. 4 (2). ISSN 0026-7961.
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Sir Percy Maurice Maclardie Sheldon Amos KBE KC 15 June 1872 10 June 1940 was a British barrister judge and legal academic who served as an Egyptian judge advisor to the Egyptian government and Quain Professor of Jurisprudence SirMaurice AmosKBE KCAmos in 1930Cairo Native CourtIn office 1903 1906Cairo Court of AppealIn office 1906 1917 1913 1922Personal detailsBorn 1872 06 15 15 June 1872LondonDied10 June 1940 1940 06 10 aged 67 UlverstonNationalityBritishSpouseLucy Scott MoncrieffAlma materTrinity College CambridgeProfessionBarrister judgeAmos is best known for founding and contributing to the Modern Law Review Educated at Trinity College Cambridge Amos was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in May 1897 Finding that his family could not support him through his early years at the Bar he travelled to Egypt where he was appointed a member of the Cairo Native Court and then the Court of Appeals After a short return to Britain in 1915 to help at the Ministry of Munitions Amos continued to work in Egypt until the end of the British Protectorate in 1922 He returned to Britain resuming his practice as a barrister and in 1932 was appointed Quain Professor of Jurisprudence a position he held for five years Involved in the founding of the Modern Law Review his death on 10 June 1940 made him the first founder to die Contents 1 Life 2 Writings 3 References 4 BibliographyLife EditAmos was born on 15 June 1872 to Sheldon Amos a legal academic and Sarah Bunting a political activist and the Lady Superintendent of the Working Women s College Amos was educated by his mother and private tutors in France Germany and England until the family travelled to Australia in 1880 due to his father s health problems Finding the country unpleasant they set out to return to England but while passing through Egypt Sheldon Amos was offered the position of legal advisor to Lord Dufferin which he accepted The family stayed there until Sheldon s death in 1886 after which they returned to Europe to travel 1 In 1891 Amos matriculated to Trinity College Cambridge to study history before switching to moral sciences following a talk with Bertrand Russell He was joint Secretary of the Cambridge University Liberal Club from 1892 to 1894 and one of the people he shared this role with was Russell 2 Gaining a first he graduated in 1895 having won the Cobden Prize and was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in May 1897 3 Working as a conveyancing pupil in Lincoln s Inn Amos found that the family income could not support him during his first profitless years as a barrister and applied to become an inspector in the Egyptian Ministry of Justice To work in the courts there Amos taught himself Arabic and gained the French licence en droit from the University of Paris in 1889 4 While working as an inspector he lectured at the Khedival School of Law in Cairo 1 For his work as an inspector he was awarded the Medjidie Fourth Class in 1900 5 In 1903 he was made a judge of the Cairo Native Court and in 1906 was promoted to the Court of Appeal where he sat for seven years until offending the British population of Cairo by acquitting an Egyptian accused of assaulting a British child Retiring from the bench he became Director of the Khedival School of Law in 1913 where he set up a postgraduate program 1 On 11 July 1906 Amos married Lucy Scott Moncrieff 6 The couple had two sons and three daughters Amos returned to the Court of Appeal in 1915 but was forced to suspend his work when he was called back to Britain to work for the Ministry of Munitions Thanks to his fluent French he was much in demand serving as the liaison officer to the French military mission in London and accompanying Arthur Balfour in his trip to the United States In 1917 he returned to Egypt where he acted as the Judicial Adviser to the Government of Egypt He was awarded the Order of the Nile Second Class in 1918 7 When the British protectorate ended in 1922 Amos helped draft the new Egyptian constitution and was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 15 March 1922 8 He was also promoted to Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile 9 Returning to England in 1925 Amos took up his practice as a barrister again and received many briefs from the British government particularly cases brought under the Treaty of Lausanne In 1929 he stood for the Liberal Party at the general election in the constituency of Cambridge but was unsuccessful In 1932 he was made a King s Counsel 10 and became Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London UCL Both his father and grandfather were legal academics at UCL and with this appointment Amos became the third family member in a row to work there 4 He quickly distinguished himself and was elected Dean of the Faculty of Law soon after his appointment He wrote several textbooks and was one of the founders of the Modern Law Review and the first to die 11 Following his retirement in 1937 he continued writing until his death at home on 10 June 1940 Writings EditThe English Constitution 1930 Introduction to French Law 1935 Lectures on the American Constitution 1938 British Justice 1940 12 References Edit a b c Legg Marie Louise Legg Thomas S 2004 Oxford DNB article Amos Sir Percy Maurice Maclardie Sheldon Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 30403 Retrieved 22 October 2009 Subscription or UK public library membership required http keynessociety wordpress com about the keynes society and http keynessociety wordpress com who ran the society secretaries Amos Percy Maurice Mclardie Sheldon AMS891PM A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b H A H 1941 p 403 No 27211 The London Gazette 17 July 1900 p 4432 Percy Maurice McLardie Sheldon Amos in the London England Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754 1932 No 30688 The London Gazette 17 May 1918 p 5868 No 32649 The London Gazette 24 March 1922 pp 2427 2428 No 32718 The London Gazette 9 June 1922 p 4390 No 33805 The London Gazette 4 March 1932 p 1491 R S T C 1940 p 41 Radu Alexandru FLORESCU Justiţia britanică traducere ed Alexandru I Botez București 1945 pagina 4 nota de subsol nr 1Bibliography EditH A H 1941 Sir Maurice Sheldon Amos K B E K C Cambridge Law Journal Cambridge University Press 7 3 ISSN 0008 1973 R S T C 1940 Sir Maurice Sheldon Amos K C Modern Law Review 4 2 ISSN 0026 7961 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice Amos amp oldid 1158813659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
