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Kenneth Elliston Poyser

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Sir Kenneth Elliston Poyser
Attorney-General of Barbados
In office
1925–1928
Preceded byHon Sir Charles Pitcher Clarke
Succeeded byErnest Allan Collymore
Attorney-General of Uganda
In office
1928–1933
Preceded bySir Sidney Solomon Abrahams
Succeeded byNeville Harry Turton
Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States
In office
1939–1941
Preceded bySir Roger Evans Hall
Succeeded bySir Harry Herbert Trusted
Personal details
Born1882
Died6 June 1943
Haslemere
NationalityBritish
SpouseE. May
Children1 daughter
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
OccupationBarrister, British Army Officer and colonial administrator
Military service
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1914–1918
RankMajor
UnitYorkshire Light Infantry
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

Sir Kenneth Elliston Poyser (1882 – 6 June 1943) was a British barrister, British Army officer, and colonial administrator.

Early life

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Poyser, who was born in 1882, was the son of A.S. Poyser, barrister. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, and Merton College, Oxford. In 1906, he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple.[1][2]

Career

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In 1914, on the outbreak of the First World War, Poyser immediately joined up and served with the Yorkshire Light Infantry and the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was mentioned three times in dispatches and awarded the D.S.O. in 1917.[1][2]

After demobilisation, he began a legal career in the British Empire. In 1920, he was appointed puisne judge in the Leeward Islands. In 1925, he was appointed Attorney-General of Barbados, and in 1928 was appointed Attorney-General of Uganda, holding office until 1933. After serving as a puisne judge in Ceylon, in 1939, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States. In 1941, he resigned to take up the position of Legal Adviser to the Dominions and Colonial Office in succession to Sir Henry Grattan Bushe.[1][2][3]

Poyser died on 6 June 1943 in Haslemere.[1][2]

Personal life

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Poyser married E. May in 1918, and they had one daughter.[1][2]

Honours

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Poyser was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1941 Birthday Honours.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary". Times. 8 June 1943. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Poyser, Sir Kenneth Elliston, (died 6 June 1943), Legal Adviser in Dominions Office and Colonial Office since 1941". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U230615. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  3. ^ "New Post For Sir Kenneth Poyser". The Straits Times. 9 July 1941. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Malayan Recipients of Birthday Honours". The Straits Budget. 19 June 1941. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Page 3283 | Supplement 35184, 6 June 1941 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-29.