Charles Macaskie

Brigadier Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie CMG (26 March 1888 – 26 November 1969)[1] was an English barrister who served as the first Chief Justice of North Borneo.[2]

He is not the same man as the Charles Macaskie who founded the naturist resort called Spielplatz.

The Right Honourable Brigadier

Charles Macaskie

CMG
1st Chief Justice of North Borneo
In office
1934–1945
Nominated byRamsay MacDonald
Appointed byGeorge V
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySir Ivor Llewellyn Brace
Personal details
Born
Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie

(1888-03-26)26 March 1888
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died26 November 1969(1969-11-26) (aged 81)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CitizenshipBritish
Nationality England
Spouse(s)
Maggie Winifred Mary Bruce
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(m. 1918; div. 1926)​

Doris Legg
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(m. after 1946)​
ChildrenIan Bruce Macaskie
ParentsCharles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie (Father)
Mary Calthorpe Emslie (Mother)
ResidenceFolkestone, Kent, England
Alma materGray's Inn
ProfessionBarrister
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankBrigadier
UnitRoyal West Kent Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

Career

In 1910, Macaskie had remained in the British protectorate of North Borneo after the First World War ended to work as a British government official.[3] Between 1934 and 1945, he served as the Chief Justice and Deputy Governor of North Borneo.[4][5] After the Japanese occupation of British Borneo, Macaskie returned and was appointed chief civil affairs officer for the period 1945-1946 and was later made commissioner for war damage claims for the Borneo Territories between 1947 and 1951.[2]

After he left North Borneo, Macaskie held the position of acting British judge at New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in 1955, 1958 and 1959.[2]

Personal life

Macaskie' first marriage was to Maggie Winifred Mary Macaskie (née Bruce), who bore him a son in 1919, Ian Bruce Macaskie. Due to Macaskie' frequent work travels into the interior region of Borneo, his family was often left alone in the capital Jesselton.[3] In 1922, his wife fell pregnant with a Scottish man's child. Macaskie sent the family back to England to allow Maggie to give birth in more hospitable conditions and agreed to be listed as the child's father.[3] Later, during one of Macaskie' trip back to Kent, the couple agreed to officially separate and eventually divorced in 1926.[3]

In 1946, Macaskie married Doris Cole-Adams (née Legg).[2]

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie". 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Papers of Charles Frederick C. Macaskie". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. "Who was my Father?". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. Wong, Danny Tze-ken (2009). "GOVERNORS OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO AND HEADS OF STATE OF SABAH: A Brief History". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. Jones, P.; Sinclair, J.; Cook, C.; Weeks, Jeffrey (25 April 1985). Sources in British Political History 1900-1951: Volume 6: First Consolidated Supplement. ISBN 9781349178254. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. "CHANCERY OF THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE" (PDF). The London Gazette. 1 January 1946. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
Legal offices
New creation Chief Justice of North Borneo
1934–1945		 Succeeded by
Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace
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