Lovell Burchett Clarence

Lovell Burchett Clarence
27th Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
In office 1 February 1876 – 1888
Appointed by	William Henry Gregory
Preceded by	Edward Shepherd Creasy
Acting Queen's Advocate of Ceylon
In office 8 August 1874 – 10 December 1875
Appointed by	William Henry Gregory
Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon
In office 30 January 1873 – 8 August 1874
Appointed by	William Henry Gregory
Personal details
Born	8 June 1838 Lipscombe, Devon, England
Died	1917 Exeter, Devon, England
Spouse(s)	Blanche Gunter ​ (m. 1867)​ Elizabeth Whitton ​ (m. 1901)​
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Lovell Burchett Clarence (8 June 1838 - 1917) was a barrister and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon from 1876 to 1888.^[1] Clarence went to the University of Cambridge and was called to the bar on 17 November 1864.^[2] Prior to serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court Clarence served as Deputy Queen's Advocate of Ceylon from 1873 to 1874 and Acting Queen's Advocate of Ceylon from 1874 to 1875 before being elevated to Second Puisne Justice on 1 February 1876 and finally Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon on 4 April 1876. Clarence was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Edward Shepherd Creasy. He was the 27th Supreme Court Justice.^[3]

Clarence married twice, first in 1867 to Blanche Gunter, secondly in 1901 to Elizabeth Whitton. Among his children were:

• George Clement Clarence, who m. 1902 Rose Caroline Alexandra McDowell, widow of Charles James Tolputt Merci, and daughter of George McDowell, FTCD.^[4]
• Oliver Burchett Clarence (1870–1955)

References

Citations

1. von Massenbach n.d.
2. Foster 1885, p. 86.
3. Amerasinghe 1986, p. 152.
4. "Marriages". The Times. No. 36957. London. 22 December 1902. p. 1.

Bibliography

• Amerasinghe, A. Ranjit B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka : the first 185 years (465/1000 ed.). Ratmalana: Sarvodaya Book Pub. Services. ISBN 978-955-599-000-4.
• von Massenbach, Camilla (n.d.). "Lovell Burchett CLARENCE". genealogy.links.org. Links - Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
• Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-Bar/Clarence, Lovell Burchett  – via Wikisource.

Legal offices
Preceded by Edward Shepherd Creasy	Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 1876-1888	Succeeded by