Brian Andre Doyle

Brian André Doyle was a lawyer who was Attorney General of Fiji and Chief Justice of Zambia.


Brian André Doyle
18th Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1949–1956
MonarchGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
GovernorSir Brian Freeston
Sir Ronald Garvey
Preceded byJohn Henry Vaughan
Succeeded byAshley Greenwood
2nd Solicitor General of Fiji
In office
1948–1951
MonarchGeorge VI
GovernorSir Brian Freeston
Preceded byAlistair Forbes
Succeeded byPhilip N. Dalton
1st Chief Justice of Zambia
In office
1969–1975
PresidentKenneth Kaunda
Preceded byNone (new office)
Judge, Botswana Court of Appeal
In office
1973–1979
PresidentSir Seretse Khama
Judge, Botswana Court of Appeal
In office
1988–1991
PresidentQuett Masire
Personal details
Born(1911-05-10)10 May 1911[1]
Moulmein, Burma
Died30 October 2004(2004-10-30) (aged 93)[2]
Brazil
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin

He served in Fiji as Solicitor General from 1948 to 1951,[3] and as Attorney General from 1949 to 1956[4] (his tenure in these two offices evidently overlapped).

Later he was Chief Justice of Zambia from 1969 to 1975. He went on to serve two terms as a Judge of the Botswana Court of Appeal (1973 to 1979, and 1988 to 1991).

He died in Brazil at the home of his son. He also had a daughter there.[5]

Legal offices
Preceded by
Alistair Forbes
Solicitor General of Fiji
11948-1951
Succeeded by
Philip N. Dalton
Preceded by
Edward Enoch Jenkins
Attorney General of Fiji
1949-1956
Succeeded by
Ashley Greenwood
Preceded by
None (new office)
Chief Justice of Zambia
1969-1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by
1st term
Judge of the Botswana Court of Appeal

1973-1979
Succeeded by
Preceded by
2nd term
Judge of the Botswana Court of Appeal

1988-1991
Succeeded by

References

  1. The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. 2004. p. 453. ISBN 9781857432176.
  2. "Doyle, death announcements". The Telegraph. London. 2004.
  3. "Previous Solicitors-General of Fiji". Office of the Attorney-General. © Copyright 2005-2008, Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. "Previous Attorneys-General of Fiji". Office of the Attorney-General. © Copyright 2005-2008, Office of the Attorney General. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. "Doyle, death announcements". The Telegraph. London. 2004.


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