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Beasley, Horace Owen Compton, 1877-1960
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Dates of existence
1877-1960
History
Beasley, Sir Horace Owen Compton, son of Ammon Beasley, general manager of the Taff Vale Railway Co., by Lucy Adelaide -; b. July 2, 1877; adm. Sept. 24, 1891 (R); left July 1896; Jesus Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1896; played football (Association) against Oxford 1897 and 1898, Capt. C. U. A. F. C. 1898-9; B.A. 1899; called to the bar at the Inner Temple Jan. 27, 1902; South Western Circuit; a puisne judge of the High Court, Burma, from Feb. 1923; a Judge of the Hight Court, Madras, 1924; Chief Justice 1929; knighted 1930; one of the donors of the Madras Cup to the School 1931; President, Pensions Appeal Tribunal, England and Wales 1943-8; served on the western front 1916-9; temp. Major Labour Corps June 13, 1918; Assist. Controller of Labour; mentioned in despatches L. G. Dec. 30, 1918; O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; C.B.E. 1958; m. Evelyn Atherton, daughter of Major W. V. Upton, formerly Atherton; d. Jan 1, 1960.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963