James Gell (Clerk of the Rolls)

Sir James Gell
Sir James Gell
First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls
MonarchsVictoria, Edward VII
GovernorJohn Henniker-Major, 5th Baron Henniker
Preceded byJohn Kelly
Succeeded byJohn Jeffcott
Personal details
Born(1823-01-13)13 January 1823
Isle of Man
Died12 March 1905(1905-03-12) (aged 82)
Castletown, Isle of Man
NationalityManx
Political partyIndependent
SpouseAmelia Marcia Gill (1850-1899)
ChildrenJohn Gell. Hugh Gell. James Stowell Gell. William Gell Amelia Gell. Amy Gell.[1]
ProfessionAdvocate

Sir James Gell, CVO, KC (13 January 1823 – 12 March 1905)[2] was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls in the Isle of Man. He was also the first Manxman to become Attorney General of the Isle of Man.[2]

  1. ^ "Manx Quarterly #21 pp86/96 - Memorial Notices".
  2. ^ a b Ramsey Courier. Tuesday, 14.03.1905 Page: 3