Sir Elijah Impey

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Sir Elijah Impey was an 18th-century British judge best known for serving as the first Chief Justice in colonial India and for his controversial role in the trial of Maharaja Nandakumar.

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instanceOf British judge
chief justice
person
appointedBy King George III NERFINISHED
birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED
birthDate 1732-06-13
birthPlace Hammersmith NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Newick, Sussex NERFINISHED
child Elijah Barwell Impey NERFINISHED
Harriet Impey NERFINISHED
other sons and daughters
controversy allegations of judicial misconduct in the Nandakumar trial
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
deathDate 1809-10-01
deathPlace Newick NERFINISHED
Sussex NERFINISHED
educatedAt Middle Temple NERFINISHED
Trinity College, Cambridge
Westminster School
employer British Crown NERFINISHED
East India Company NERFINISHED
endTime 1783
fullName Sir Elijah Impey NERFINISHED
givenName Elijah NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor association with Warren Hastings
being the first Chief Justice in British India
role in the trial of Maharaja Nandakumar
legalSystem English common law
marriageDate 1766
memberOf Middle Temple NERFINISHED
notableEvent presided over the trial and execution of Maharaja Nandakumar in 1775
recalled to England in 1783 to face charges in Parliament
notableWork administration of English law in Bengal
occupation judge
lawyer
parliamentaryActivity gave evidence at the impeachment of Warren Hastings
positionHeld Chief Justice of Bengal
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal
residence Calcutta NERFINISHED
Newick, Sussex NERFINISHED
resultOfParliamentaryInquiry acquitted of charges
spouse Mary Reade NERFINISHED
startTime 1774
workLocation Calcutta NERFINISHED
Fort William, Bengal NERFINISHED

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Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William (historically) firstChiefJustice Sir Elijah Impey
subject surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William