Guy Rutledge
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Sir John Guy Rutledge was a British
judge
and colonial official in Lower Burma
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in 1893, and took his M.A. in 1894. He remained at Q.C.G. to study law, gaining scholarships in law for 1894-1895 and 1895-1896, and a senior exhibition in law for 1896-1897. Rutledge continued his studies in London, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple
in 1897. He devilled in the chambers of Mr Justice Horridge for 1897-8, after which he joined the Northern Circuit and practiced at Liverpool
, 1898-1908. In 1908, he entered the Colonial Service, and was appointed Secretary of the Burma Legislative Council and Assistant Secretary to the Government of Burma.
Rutledge was a strong supporter of the government of Sir Harcourt Butler and its policies. His decision to concentrate superior jurisdiction in the Rangoon High Court was strongly opposed by Upper Burma who preferred the jurisdiction of the Chief Court of Mandalay
. Rutledge was knighted in 1926, and took an active part in the Rangoon Community. He gave assistance and funding to the new University of Rangoon and subsequently became a fellow of the same institution; he was also chairman of the committee of the Rangoon Zoological Gardens. He travelled extensively throughout the world, and married Margaret Lumby in 1927. He died of a paralytic stroke at his residence in Rangoon on 15 February 1930.
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and colonial official in Lower Burma
Lower Burma
Lower Burma is a geographic region of Burma and includes the low-lying Irrawaddy delta , as well as coastal regions of the country ....
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Education and legal Career
Rutledge was educated at Queens College Galway, where he served as auditor of the college's Literary and Debating Society for the 1893-1894 session. He was awarded the B.A. degree of the Royal University of IrelandRoyal University of Ireland
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in 1893, and took his M.A. in 1894. He remained at Q.C.G. to study law, gaining scholarships in law for 1894-1895 and 1895-1896, and a senior exhibition in law for 1896-1897. Rutledge continued his studies in London, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
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in 1897. He devilled in the chambers of Mr Justice Horridge for 1897-8, after which he joined the Northern Circuit and practiced at Liverpool
Liverpool
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, 1898-1908. In 1908, he entered the Colonial Service, and was appointed Secretary of the Burma Legislative Council and Assistant Secretary to the Government of Burma.
Burma
After more than a decade in Burma, Rudledge returned to the practice of law, and was appointed Government Advocate of Burma in 1919; he was called to the Inner Bar in 1921. In 1922, he was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Rangoon. Following the resignation of Sir Sidney Maddock Robinson, Rutledge succeeded as Chief Justice of Rangoon on 4 December 1924.Rutledge was a strong supporter of the government of Sir Harcourt Butler and its policies. His decision to concentrate superior jurisdiction in the Rangoon High Court was strongly opposed by Upper Burma who preferred the jurisdiction of the Chief Court of Mandalay
Mandalay
Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
. Rutledge was knighted in 1926, and took an active part in the Rangoon Community. He gave assistance and funding to the new University of Rangoon and subsequently became a fellow of the same institution; he was also chairman of the committee of the Rangoon Zoological Gardens. He travelled extensively throughout the world, and married Margaret Lumby in 1927. He died of a paralytic stroke at his residence in Rangoon on 15 February 1930.