Charles Macaskie

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The Right Honourable Brigadier
Charles Macaskie
CMG
Chief Justice of North Borneo
In office
1934–1945
Nominated byRamsay MacDonald
Appointed byGeorge V
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySir Ivor Llewellyn Brace
Chief Civil Affairs Officer of Borneo
In office
12 September 1945 – 1 July 1946
GovernorCharles Robert Smith
Preceded byJapanese surrender
Succeeded byend of military governance
Personal details
BornCharles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie
(1888-03-26)26 March 1888
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died26 November 1969(1969-11-26) (aged 81)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CitizenshipBritish
Nationality England
Spouse(s)
Maggie Winifred Mary Bruce
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(m. 1918; div. 1926)​

Doris Legg
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(m. 1946)​
ChildrenIan Bruce Macaskie
Parent(s)Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie (Father)
Mary Calthorpe Emslie (Mother)
Residence(s)Folkestone, Kent, England
Alma materGray's Inn
ProfessionBarrister
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankBrigadier
UnitRoyal West Kent Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

Brigadier Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie CMG (26 March 1888 – 26 November 1969)[1] was an English barrister who served as the first Chief Justice of North Borneo.[2]

Career

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In 1910, Macaskie had remained in the British protectorate of North Borneo after the First World War ended to work as a British government official.[3] Between 1934 and 1945, he served as the Chief Justice and Deputy Governor of North Borneo.[4][5] After the Japanese occupation of British Borneo, Macaskie returned and was appointed chief civil affairs officer for the period 1945-1946 and was later made commissioner for war damage claims for the Borneo Territories between 1947 and 1951.[2]

After he left North Borneo, Macaskie held the position of acting British judge at New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in 1955, 1958 and 1959.[2]

Personal life

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Macaskie' first marriage was to Maggie Winifred Mary Macaskie (née Bruce), who bore him a son in 1919, Ian Bruce Macaskie. Due to Macaskie' frequent work travels into the interior region of Borneo, his family was often left alone in the capital Jesselton.[3] In 1922, his wife fell pregnant with a Scottish man's child. Macaskie sent the family back to England to allow Maggie to give birth in more hospitable conditions and agreed to be listed as the child's father.[3] Later, during one of Macaskie' trip back to Kent, the couple agreed to officially separate and eventually divorced in 1926.[3]

In 1946, Macaskie married Doris Cole-Adams (née Legg).[2]

Honours

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See also

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References

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