Petheram was born in 1835 in Lympsham, Somerset,[4] the son of William Petheram of Pinhoe. In 1862 he was qualified as Special Pleader and passed from Middle Temple in 1869. He joined service as Chief Judge of the Chief Court of North-Western Provinces in India. Petheram first served as Chief justice of Allahabad High Court in 1884 to 1886[5] then became the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 24 March 1886 after Sir Richard Garth[6] and retired in November 1896.[7] In 1887-90 he was also the Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University.[2][8] In 1864, he wrote a book named The law and practice relating to discovery by interrogatories under the Common law procedure act, 1854.[9][10]
william, comer, petheram, 1835, 1922, chief, justice, calcutta, high, court, vice, chancellor, university, calcutta, made, knight, bachelor, 1884, career, editpetheram, born, 1835, lympsham, somerset, william, petheram, pinhoe, 1862, qualified, special, pleade. Sir William Comer Petheram KC 1835 15 May 1922 1 was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and Vice Chancellor of University of Calcutta He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1884 2 3 Career editPetheram was born in 1835 in Lympsham Somerset 4 the son of William Petheram of Pinhoe In 1862 he was qualified as Special Pleader and passed from Middle Temple in 1869 He joined service as Chief Judge of the Chief Court of North Western Provinces in India Petheram first served as Chief justice of Allahabad High Court in 1884 to 1886 5 then became the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 24 March 1886 after Sir Richard Garth 6 and retired in November 1896 7 In 1887 90 he was also the Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University 2 8 In 1864 he wrote a book named The law and practice relating to discovery by interrogatories under the Common law procedure act 1854 9 10 He was knighted in 1884 He married Isabel Congreve daughter of Sir William Congreve 2nd Baronet 3 References edit Petheram Sir William Comer discovery nationalarchives gov uk Retrieved 26 March 2018 a b Petheram Sir William Comer The Indian Biographical Dictionary Retrieved 26 March 2018 a b Obituary Sir W C Petheram The Times 19 May 1922 p 13 1911 England Census About High Court hcbaallahabad in Retrieved 26 March 2018 Colonies And India newspaperarchive com 5 March 1886 Retrieved 26 March 2018 Former Chief Justices calcuttahighcourt nic in Great Britain India Office 1819 The India List and India Office List Retrieved 26 March 2018 The law and practice relating to discovery by interrogatories under the Common law procedure act 1854 1864 Retrieved 26 March 2018 C E Buckland 1999 Dictionary of Indian Biography ISBN 9788170208976 Retrieved 26 March 2018 Legal officesPreceded bySir Richard Garth Chief Justice of Bengal1886 1896 Succeeded bySir Francis William Maclean Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Comer Petheram amp oldid 1152726660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
