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]

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

Biography

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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

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tudball, Sir William, (15 March 1866–21 April 1939)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U218344. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  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.