Background
BROOME, William was born in 1852. Son of late Reverend F. Broome, Rector of Kenley, Shropshire.
BROOME, William was born in 1852. Son of late Reverend F. Broome, Rector of Kenley, Shropshire.
Studied at Victoria College, Jersey.
Entered Natal Civil Service, 1875. Bar. Natal, 1882; R. M. and Justice of the Peace for Colony, 1889. Member Special High Treason Court (B°er War, 1900). Puisne Judge, Supreme Court, Natal, 1904; and, under Union, of the Supreme Court of South Africa, 1910.
Clubs: United Empire; Victoria, Pietermaritzburg.
Spouse 1887, Viola,daughter of J. O. Jackson, J.P.