He was
Attorney General of the
Straits Settlements between 1883 and 1893. He was appointed
Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, in 1893, on the untimely death from
cholera of the incumbent Chief Justice,
Elliot Bovill. He soon transferred to
Ceylon where he served as
Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1893 to 1902. He was knighted in 1894. He was appointed to the
Privy Council on 11 June 1902, and sat as a Member of
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from 1902 onwards. ==Marriage==