Matthew Richard Sausse
Sir Matthew Richard Sausse or Sause (1809 – 5 November 1867) was an Irish barrister who was the last Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay and the first Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.[1]
Career
[edit]Sausse was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary into a Roman Catholic family.[2] He was the son of Richard Sausse and Jane Duffey. His brother Sir Richard Frederick (known in Spanish as Ricardo Federico de La Saussaye y Duffey) was governor of Cartagena, Spain. Sausse graduated with distinction from Trinity College, Dublin.[3]
He first worked as the Secretary and Solicitor in the Commission to Enquire into the state of the Municipal Corporation of England.[4] Richard Sausse became the Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of Bombay Presidency in 1859, thereafter on 23 June 1862[5] he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and served there till 1866.[6] He was known as "Sausse the Silent" in the Court.[7] He passed the judgment in the famous Maharaj Libel Case case. [7]
Sausse married Charlotte Henrietta.[8]
He died of gastric fever at Killarney House, seat of Lord Castlerosse.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Death of Sir Matthew Sausse". The Times. 6 November 1867. p. 7.
- ^ Abhinav Chandrachud (28 May 2015). An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court. ISBN 9780199089482. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Sir Matthew R. Sausse". The Law Magazine and Review: A Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence. 23–24. Saunders and Benning: 342. 1867. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Parliamentary Papers". 1833. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE" (PDF). 24 June 1862. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Sir MATHEW RICHARD SAUSSE". bombayhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Historical Series: The Maharaj Libel Case in the Bombay High Court – The Leaflet". theleaflet.in. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Copy of confirmation of arms to Major-Gen. Sir Richard Frederick de la Saussaye". National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 20 June 2018.