Charles Skerrett (1863-1929) was a New Zealand jurist who served as the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1926 until his death in 1929. Born in India to an Irish family, he moved to New Zealand at age 12, studied at Wellington College, and became one of the first King's Counsel appointed in New Zealand in 1907, having earlier served as President of the New Zealand Law Society from 1918 to 1926. He also held leadership roles outside the law, serving as president of the New Zealand Football Association when it won the Chatham Cup in 1922. He was knighted in 1927 and died at sea in 1929 while travelling to London. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett (2 September 1863 - 13 February 1929) was the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand, from 1926 to 1929.
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was the fifth Chief Justice of New Zealand
- Member Of: High Court of New Zealand, Wikipedia category: High Court of New Zealand judges
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Lawyer
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P27 (country of citizenship): New Zealand
Wikidata Q5082535, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1863
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P569 (date of birth): 1863-09-02
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P570 (date of death): 1929
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P570 (date of death): 1929-02-13
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P19 (place of birth): India
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P20 (place of death): at sea
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