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3 unusual facts about George Suckling


George Suckling

He was in Halifax in 1752, where he practised law and also was a merchant in partnership with William Nesbitt.

Suckling's arrival in the Virgin Islands was successfully delayed by the Lieutenant Governor John Nugent, and Suckling did not, in the event, actually arrive in the Territory until January 1778.

Law of the British Virgin Islands

In 1776 George Suckling was appointed as Chief Justice, although he did not arrive until 1778, due to political maneuvering in the Territory.



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