Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange

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About Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange

Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange (November 30, 1756 – July 16, 1841) was a chief justice in Nova Scotia, known for waging "judicial war" to free Black Nova Scotian slaves from their owners. From 1789–1797, he was the sixth Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. He became the first Chief Justice of the erstwhile Supreme Court of Madras (which has since become the High Court of Madras) and in that capacity was also the first Chief Justice of the Madras Presidency, British India from 1801 to 1817.

Chief Justice in Nova Scotia.

See wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Andrew_Lumisden_Strange

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Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange's Timeline

1756
November 30, 1756
1799
May 16, 1799
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1808
January 4, 1808
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1809
February 7, 1809
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1811
June 13, 1811
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1812
October 2, 1812
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1814
August 11, 1814
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
1831
1831
France