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Name: BARTH, Jacob William KB, CBE, Sir
Birth Date: 23.7.1871 Battersea, London
Death Date: 30.5.1941 Albury Heath, Surrey
Nationality: British
First Date: 1902
Profession: Registrar of the High Court of EA 1902, Crown Advocate 1903, Judge of the High Court 1905, Member of the Land Commission, 1905, and Chairman, Labour Commission 1912. He was Acting Governor of Kenya on several occasions.
Area: Nairobi, Mombasa
Married: In Putney 22 Mar 1906 Ida Russell Burnand b. 18 Mar 1881 Lee, Kent, d. 3 Apr 1961 Guildford (dau. of Harry Burnand)
Children: Elizabeth Mary (Bader and Glenday) (1912-23.3.1979 Durban); Nancy Bonham (1916); Lucie Jane (7 Aug 1921-July 2002); Amelia Anne (Mason) (9 Apr1923-4 Nov 1971)
Author: Bookref cont.: Masonic, Leader 14, Red Book 1912, Red 19
Book Reference: Gillett, HBEA, Oscar, O&C, Golf, Debrett, Sorrenson, Kenya Diary, Tignor, White Man, EAHB 1905, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, EAS, North, Colonial, Playne, EA Diary 1903, Drumkey, Red 22, Ruiru, EAS, EAHB 1906, Gazette, Harmony, Dominion, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907
War Service: WW1 with EA Expeditionary Force, Lt.-Col. CBE
School: Wadham College Oxford, MA, & Heidelberg. Bar - Middle Temple 1900
General Information:
HBEA 1912 - 1st Puisne Judge. President of the Oxford & Cambridge Society - 1927
Golf - President of Nairobi Golf Club in 1930/31. Captain of Nairobi Golf Club in 1917. President of Kitale Club (Golf) in 1933
Debrett - Appointed Registrar of High Court EA 1902, Crown Advocate EA 1902, a Judge of High Court 1905, Attorney General EA 1914, Chief Justice Supreme Court Kenya 1920. Knighted in 1922
Sorrenson - In 1905 a Land Committee was set up by Sir Donald Stewart - Judge Cator, Judge Hamilton and the Crown Advocate, J.W. Barth together with Lord Delamere and Frank Watkins. Cator was posted to the High Court at Zanzibar before the committee began work and Lord Delamere became Chairman.
EAHB 1905 - Registrar and Principal Registrar of Documents, EAP August 8th 1902; Crown Advocate, October 1st 1902 KAD 1922 - Chief Justice, Kenya.
KAD 1922 - Committee Member, REAAA
Red 25 - Hon. Vice-President, Rugby Football Union of Kenya
The African Standard - 26-2-1903 - Invited to the wedding of H.R. Phelips & Miss Jacquette Edith Lambe in Mombasa
Playne - Mr Barth was born in London on July 23, 1871, and educated at Heidelberg and Oxford. He arrived at Mombasa on August 28, 1902 from England. He was Registrar and Principal Registrar of Documents, EA, from August 8, 1902 and Crown Advocate, EA, from October 1 1902. He was appointed to his present position of Judge of the High Court of EA and Judge of HBM Court of Appeal for EA on April 1, 1905
Drumkey - Visiting Justice of HM Principal Prison at Mombasa
Drumkey 1909 - Judicial Department - Judge and Administrator-General
EAS - 15/1/1903 - Judge Hamilton, Mr Barth, Mr Tonks and Mr Mead left by up-mixed train on Tuesday
Gazette - 23/9/1914 - Appt. - Judge Advocate General - J.W. Barth Esq., Attorney General, BEA, to date September 3rd 1914
Member of Harmony Lodge - Joined 5/6/05
Dominion - Chief Justice 1930
EA Diary 1903 - Registrar and Principal Registrar of Documents EA Protectorate Aug 8 1902
Masonic - Nandi Border Lodge, Eldoret, consecrated in 1926 by R.W. Bro. Sir Jacob W. Barth and Kenya Gate Lodge, Mombasa, consecrated 4 Oct 1926 and Lake Lodge, Kisumu, consecrated 24 Feb 1928 and Kilimanjaro Lodge, Moshi consecrated 12 Aug 1929
Masonic - District Grand Lodge of East Africa - District Grand Master - 1926-33
Red Book 1912 - J. Barth - Mombasa
Red Book 1912 - Judicial Dept. - Judge of the High Court
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - Jacob William Barth - Attorney General, EAP, near Govt. House and Mrs Ida Russell Barth - Near Government House
Red Book 1919 - Hon. J. W. Barth - Attorney-General, Nairobi
Red Book 1919 - Nairobi Golf Club -Vice-Captain - Hon. J.W. Barth
President of Mombasa Club 1910, 1911, 1918
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