Background
Hosking was born in Penzance, Cornwall, England in 1854.
Hosking was born in Penzance, Cornwall, England in 1854.
The Rock City arrived in Auckland on 6 June 1855. Hosking received his education in Auckland and at age 16, he was articled to Samuel Jackson. After Kenyon moved to England, Hosking managed the firm by himself.
On the advice of Saul Solomon, a Dunedin laywer, he became a barrister.
When the office of King"s Counsel was established in New Zealand in 1907, he was part of the first intake. In 1914, he was appointed judge to the Supreme Court.
He retired from the bench in 1925, and retired to Wadestown. He was interred at Karori Cemetery.