Benjamin Tindall
Benjamin Tindall | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Appellate Division | |
| In office 1938–1949 | |
| Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1937–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Daniël de Waal |
| Succeeded by | Leopold Greenberg |
| Judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1922–1937 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Arthur Tindall 26 April 1879 |
| Died | 3 February 1963 (aged 83) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Victoria College |
| Profession | Advocate |
Benjamin Arthur Tindall KC (26 April 1879 – 3 February 1963) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa and Judge op Appeal.[1]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Tindall was born in Leliefontein, a small Wesleyan mission station in the Namaqualand region of South Africa. His father, Henry Tindall, was a Wesleyan missionary, who also travelled widely in the area and became an expert on the customs and language of the Nama people.[2] Tindall received his schooling at the Stellenbosch Gymnasium, after which he went on to the Victoria College in Stellenbosch, where he obtained a BA in Literature and an LL.B. in 1901.[1][3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Tindall started his working life in the Cape Civil Service and then as private secretary of Justice James Rose Innes. He joined the Cape Bar in January 1903 and a month later he joined the Pretoria Bar. He took silk in 1919 and in 1922 was appointed a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division. Tindall was appointed Judge President of the Transvaal Division in 1937 and in 1938 he was appointed to the Appellate Division.[3][4]
Published works
[edit | edit source]Tindall was the editor of the autobiography by the second Chief Justice of South Africa, James Rose Innes, titled:
- James Rose Innes: Chief Justice of South Africa, 1914-27: Autobiography; first published in 1949.[5]
See also
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