John Jeremie | |||
Date (from) | (Date to) | Event | |
19 August 1795 | Born (Guernsey). | ||
18?? | Advocate in the royal court of Guernsey. | ||
1824 | 1830 | Chief justice of the island of St Lucia. | |
1832 | Public prosecutor of Mauritius. | ||
1836 | Judge on Ceylon. | ||
15 October 1840 | Governor of Sierra Leone. | ||
4 November 1840 | Knighted. | ||
23 April 1841 | Died (Sierre Leone). | ||
His strong views as an abolitionist aroused much hostility among local merchants and he was forced to resign in both St Lucia and Mauritius. | |||
Literature: (DNB). |