William Tudball

Sir William Tudball (15 March 1866 – 21 April 1939) was Puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature, Allahabad, India (1909-1922).[1][2][3][4][5]

William Tudball
Born(1866-03-15)15 March 1866
Bombay, British India
Died21 April 1939(1939-04-21) (aged 73)
Education
OccupationJurist
Spouse(s)
Katie Sheen
(m. 1889)
Children1

Biography

Tudball was born on 15 March 1866, the son of Charles Tudball of Bombay.[3] He was educated in England at Bedford Modern School.[3]

Tudball joined the Indian Civil Service in 1885 and obtained an ICS Scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford in 1887.[3] He was a District and Sessions judge before rising to the rank of Puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature, Allahabad, India (1909-1922).[3] He was knighted in 1921.[3]

During World War I, Tudball held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 8th Allahabad Rifles of the Indian Defence Force (1916–18).[3]

Tudball married Katie Sheen in 1889 and they had one daughter.[3] He died on 21 April 1939.[3]

References

  1. Obituary in The Times, Sir William Tudball, 24 April 1939, p.14
  2. Who’s Who 1935, Published by A&C Black Limited 1935
  3. Who Was Who, Published by A&C Black Limited
  4. India Office, Great Britain (1819). "The India List and India Office List". google.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. Mair, Robert Henry (1922). "Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench". google.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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