Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine | |
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13th Attorney General of Fiji | |
In office 1927–1931 | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor | Sir Eyre Hutson Sir Arthur Fletcher |
Preceded by | Sir Kenneth MacKenzie |
Succeeded by | Charles Gough Howell |
11th Attorney-General of Singapore | |
In office 21 April 1933 – 10 August 1936 | |
Monarchs | George V Edward VIII |
Governor | Sir Cecil Clementi Sir Shenton Thomas |
Preceded by | Walter Clarance Huggard |
Succeeded by | Newnham Arthur Worley |
13th Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements | |
In office 1936–1946 | |
Monarchs | Edward VIII George VI |
Governor | Sir Shenton Thomas |
Preceded by | Walter Clarance Huggard |
Succeeded by | Cecil William Victor Carey As Chief Justice of Singapore |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 September 1884 Roscommon, Ireland |
Died | 24 October 1969 Devon, England | (aged 85)
Nationality | British subject |
Spouse(s) | 1. Evelyn Annie Forsaith Macnaught 17 June 1914 – 1918 (her death) 2. Margaret McElwaine |
Children | 2 sons |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Military service | |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | Royal Irish Rifles |
Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine KC (21 September 1884 – 24 October 1969) was a lawyer and judge who served, inter alia, as Attorney General of Fiji and Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements.