Adam Bittleston, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adam Bittleston

Indian judge

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1817

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1892

Profession: judge

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Adam Bittleston

  • Sir Adam Bittleston (12 September 1817 – 18 January 1892) was a British-born Indian judge. He was the son of the journalist Thomas Bittleston and his wife Ann, who worked for The Morning Post.
  • Bittleston was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School until 1834 and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1841.
  • He practised in the midland circuit and from 1850 was a revising barrister.
  • In 1858, he was appointed a puisne judge at the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras and therefore created a Knight Bachelor.
  • After the Indian High Courts Act 1861, Bittleston switched to the new established Madras High Court and served as acting chief justice in 1866 and the following year.
  • He retired in 1870 and returned to England.In 1844, he married Rebecca Ann, eldest daughter of George Hastings Heppel.
  • Bittleston died in 1892 at Weybridge.

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