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3 unusual facts about Guy Rutledge


Guy Rutledge

Sir John Guy Rutledge (18 March 1872 in Aughnahoo, County Tyrone, Ireland - 15 February 1930 in Rangoon, Burma) was a British judge and colonial official in Lower Burma.

His decision to concentrate superior jurisdiction in the Rangoon High Court was strongly opposed by Upper Burma who preferred the jurisdiction of the Chief Court of Mandalay.

Rutledge continued his studies in London, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1897.



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