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| name = Sir Robert Buckley Comyn | | name = Sir Robert Buckley Comyn | ||
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| predecessor1 = | | predecessor1 = [[Ralph Palmer (judge)|Sir Ralph Palmer]] | ||
| successor1 = Sir [[Edward John Gambier]] | | successor1 = Sir [[Edward John Gambier]] | ||
| birth_date = 26 October 1792 | | birth_date = 26 October 1792 | ||
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'''Robert Buckley Comyn''' (26 October 1792 | '''Sir Robert Buckley Comyn''' (26 October 1792 – 23 May 1853) was a British judge who served as [[Chief Justice]] of the [[Madras High Court]] in [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]] from 1835 to 1842. | ||
Born at Tottenham, the third son of Rev. Thomas Comyn, M.A. ([[Balliol College, Oxford]]),<ref> | Born at Tottenham, the third son of Rev. Thomas Comyn, M.A. ([[Balliol College, Oxford]]),<ref>{{alox2|title=Comyn, (Sir) Robert Buckley}}</ref> vicar of [[Tottenham]] and Chaplain of the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea|Royal Hospital, Chelsea]],<ref>{{Cite ODNB | url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-6048 |doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/6048|title = The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year = 2004}}</ref> and Harriet Charlotte (née Stables), Comyn was educated at the [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]], then [[St John's College, Oxford]] (B.A. 1813, M.A. 1815). His grandfather, Stephen Comyn, of Widial, Herts., was a barrister and [[Bencher]] of the [[Inner Temple]], as was his uncle, Robert Valens Comyn,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/comyn-valens-1700-51 |title = COMYN, Valens (bef.1700-51), of Eversley, Hants. | History of Parliament Online}}</ref><ref>Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886, vol. I- Later Series, ed. Joseph Foster, James Parker & Co., 1891, pg 284</ref> and Robert elected to join this profession. | ||
He was [[called to the Bar]] from [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1814, and was in practice until his appointment as a puisne judge at | He was [[called to the Bar]] from [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1814, and was in practice until his appointment as a puisne judge at Calcutta in 1825. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in February of that year. In 1835, Comyn was appointed [[Chief Justice of Madras|Chief Justice of the Madras High Court]], and remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1842. He received the degree of [[D.C.L.]] from Oxford, and was elected a Bencher of the [[Middle Temple]] in 1844.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Comyn,_Robert_Buckley_(DNB00) | title=Comyn Robert Buckley| volume=11}}</ref><ref>The Gentleman's Magazine, vol. XI, July to December inclusive, 1853, ed. [[Edward Cave|Sylvanus Urban]], pg 93</ref> | ||
Comyn wrote three books: two on law (on usury and landlord/ tenant law), and one volume on the history of Western Europe from the time of [[Charlemagne]] to that of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Comyn,_Robert_Buckley_(DNB00) | title=Comyn Robert Buckley| volume=11}}</ref> | Comyn wrote three books: two on law (on usury and landlord/ tenant law), and one volume on the history of Western Europe from the time of [[Charlemagne]] to that of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Comyn,_Robert_Buckley_(DNB00) | title=Comyn Robert Buckley| volume=11}}</ref> | ||
Comyn's sister, Harriet ( | Comyn's sister, Harriet (died 1817), married firstly, Thomas Ainley, of Gloucester, then, as his widow, married in 1814 to John Stracey, of Sprouston Lodge, Norfolk, son of Sir Edward Stracey, 1st [[Stracey Baronets|Baronet]], of Rackheath Hall, Norfolk.<ref>The Baronetage of England, John Debrett, fourth ed., vol. 2, 1819, pg 1325-26</ref> The Comyn family descended from Robert Comyn, [[Archdeacon of Ludlow|Archdeacon of Salop (now Ludlow)]] from 1713 to circa 1727.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/comyn-valens-1700-51 |title = COMYN, Valens (bef.1700-51), of Eversley, Hants. | History of Parliament Online}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 21 July 2025
Sir Robert Buckley Comyn | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Madras High Court | |
| In office 1835–1842 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Ralph Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward John Gambier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1792 |
| Died | 23 May 1853 |
| Occupation | lawyer, judge |
| Profession | Chief Justice |
Sir Robert Buckley Comyn (26 October 1792 – 23 May 1853) was a British judge who served as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in British India from 1835 to 1842.
Born at Tottenham, the third son of Rev. Thomas Comyn, M.A. (Balliol College, Oxford),[1] vicar of Tottenham and Chaplain of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea,[2] and Harriet Charlotte (née Stables), Comyn was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, then St John's College, Oxford (B.A. 1813, M.A. 1815). His grandfather, Stephen Comyn, of Widial, Herts., was a barrister and Bencher of the Inner Temple, as was his uncle, Robert Valens Comyn,[3][4] and Robert elected to join this profession.
He was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1814, and was in practice until his appointment as a puisne judge at Calcutta in 1825. He was knighted in February of that year. In 1835, Comyn was appointed Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, and remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1842. He received the degree of D.C.L. from Oxford, and was elected a Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1844.[5][6]
Comyn wrote three books: two on law (on usury and landlord/ tenant law), and one volume on the history of Western Europe from the time of Charlemagne to that of Charles I.[7]
Comyn's sister, Harriet (died 1817), married firstly, Thomas Ainley, of Gloucester, then, as his widow, married in 1814 to John Stracey, of Sprouston Lodge, Norfolk, son of Sir Edward Stracey, 1st Baronet, of Rackheath Hall, Norfolk.[8] The Comyn family descended from Robert Comyn, Archdeacon of Salop (now Ludlow) from 1713 to circa 1727.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ↑ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6048. Template:ODNBsub
- ↑ "COMYN, Valens (bef.1700-51), of Eversley, Hants. | History of Parliament Online".
- ↑ Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886, vol. I- Later Series, ed. Joseph Foster, James Parker & Co., 1891, pg 284
- ↑ "Comyn Robert Buckley".
- ↑ The Gentleman's Magazine, vol. XI, July to December inclusive, 1853, ed. Sylvanus Urban, pg 93
- ↑ "Comyn Robert Buckley".
- ↑ The Baronetage of England, John Debrett, fourth ed., vol. 2, 1819, pg 1325-26
- ↑ "COMYN, Valens (bef.1700-51), of Eversley, Hants. | History of Parliament Online".