Henry Blackall

Sir Henry William Butler Blackall QC (19 June 1889 – 1 November 1981) was an Irish lawyer and judge. He served as Attorney General of two British colonies in the mid 20th Century and served as Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago and Chief Justice of Hong Kong. His last position before retirement was as President of the West African Court of Appeal. Early life Blackall was born in Limerick, the son of Henry Blackall of Garden Hill, County Limerick, and Isabella Emily Butler. His father was a solicitor and member of the Council of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. On his mother's side, he was a member of the Dunboyne family. Blackall was educated at Stonyhurst College. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Laws (1st place) from Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1912. He served in World War I from 1914 to 1918. Legal appointments In 1919, Blackall was appointed Crown Counsel in Kenya and a member of the Legislative Council in 1920.