Arthur Frederick Peterson

Sir

Arthur Frederick Peterson
Sir; Arthur Frederick Peterson
Born	October 12, 1859; Melbourne, Australia
Died	May 12, 1922 (aged 62)
Education	Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupation	Barrister, judge

Sir Arthur Frederick Peterson (12 October 1859^[1] – 12 May 1922) was a leading barrister and an English High Court judge in the Chancery Division from 1915 to 1922.^[2]

He was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of William Peterson of Melby, Shetland Islands, a station owner in Victoria, Riverina and Queensland and principal of the well known Flinders Street firm. He was a cousin of Sir William Peterson, principal of McGill University.^[2]

Arthur was sent to England at the age of twelve for his education and attended Dulwich College. He went on to study at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.^[2] He had a distinguished scholastic career and later entered Lincoln's Inn. On 22 November 1915 he was created a judge of the Chancery Division having not long previously been created a King's Counsel. During the First World War he was special constable detailed for duty at Buckingham Palace. He was unmarried.^[3]

References

^ Mair, Robert Henry (1922). Debrett's House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. p. 343. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Death of Mr. Justice Peterson. An Able Judge". The Times. 13 May 1922. p. 11.
^ The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria) Tuesday 23 November 1915

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