Arthur_Weir_Mason
Arthur Weir Mason
South African judge
Sir Arthur Weir Mason (2 August 1860 – 8 June 1924) was a South African judge who served as Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.[1]
Sir Arthur Weir Mason | |
|---|---|
| Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa | |
| In office 1923–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Wessels |
| Succeeded by | John Stephen Curlewis |
| Judge of the Transvaal High Court | |
| In office 1902–1923 | |
| Judge of the Natal Supreme Court | |
| In office 1896–1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1860-08-02)2 August 1860 Palmerton, Pondoland, Cape Colony |
| Died | 8 June 1924(1924-06-08) (aged 63) Pretoria, Union of South Africa |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Profession | Attorney, Advocate |
Mason was born in Pondoland, a rural area in the eastern part of the Cape Colony, but spent his early life in Durban and was sent to England to receive his schooling in Bath and Eastbourne.[1] He later attended the University of London and in 1879 obtained the BA degree with honours in Classics and German.[2]
In 1880, Mason returned to Natal, where he qualified as an attorney and in 1884 he was admitted as an advocate. He mainly practised in Pietermaritzburg and in January 1896 became a puisne judge of the Natal Supreme Court. On several occasions he acted for Sir Michael Gallwey as chief justice of Natal. After the Second Boer War he was appointed a judge of the Transvaal Supreme Court.[1] In 1922 he was knighted and from 13 March 1923 to the time of his death, he was Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court.[3]
- Kruger, D. W. (1977). Dictionary of South African biography: Vol III. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. p. 587. ISBN 0-624-00856-8. OCLC 20937.
- Palmer, Vernon V. (2001). Mixed jurisdictions worldwide : the third legal family. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-521-78154-X. OCLC 44750843.
- "SIR ARTHUR MASON DEAD". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). 10 June 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2021.