Background
KIRKWOOD, William Montague Hammett was born in 1850.
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William Montague Hammett KIRKWOOD
William Montague Hammett KIRKWOOD, British Legal Adviser. Japanese Constitution Medal.
Education
Studied at Marlborough College. Old Marlburian Scholar.
Career
Member of Inner Temple. Her Majesty’s Crown Advocate in Japan, and Legal Adviser, British Legation and Consulates, 1882-1885. Assisted in drafting the Japanese Constitution and Codes of Law.
Has travelled extensively through the Far East. Spent several months amongst the head-hunting tribes of Formosa in 1897, and was engaged to organise the administration of that island when ceded to Japan. Legal Adviser, His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Government, 1885 -1902; Knight Grand Commander of the Rising Sun; Knight Grand Commander of the Sacred Treasure; Japanese Constitution Medal.
Membership
Club: Junior Carlton.
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Club: Junior Carlton.
