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Simpson, Alfred Henry was born on October 29, 1914 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Son of John Robertson and Mary (Hendry) Simpson.
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Alfred Henry Simpson, British, Kenyan judge. Certified: (solicitor) 1938, bar: Scotland 1952, New South Wales, Australia 1967. Named Knight Bachelor, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, 1985. Member of New South Wales Bar, Faculty Advisers Scotland, Royal Canberra Golf Club (Australia), Royal Commonwealth Society Club (London).
Education
Master of Arts, St. Andrews University, Scotland, 1935. Bachelor of Laws, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1938.
Career
Legal secretary British Military Administration, Cyrenaica, 1946—1948. Law officer, crown counsel Singapore, 1948—1956. High court judge Ghana, 1957—1961, Sarawak-Sabah, Malaysia, 1962—1965.
Judge, chief justice Nairobi, Kenya, 1967—1985. Chairman Council Legal Education Judicial Service Commission, Kenya, 1982—1985. Patron Institute Arbitrators, Kenya, 1984—1985.
Major Royal Army Service Corps., 1941-1945.
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Membership
Member of New South Wales Bar, Faculty Advisers Scotland, Royal Canberra Golf Club (Australia), Royal Commonwealth Society Club (London).
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Connections
Married Hilda Corson Rodgers, December 30, 1941. 1 child Velleda Hilda Corson.
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Nationality
British Kenyan -
Religion
Episcopalian
Education
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1935
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1938
Career
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1946 - 1948
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1948 - 1956
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1948 - 1956
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1957 - 1961
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1962 - 1965
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1982 - 1985
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1984 - 1985