Patrick O'Sullivan (lawyer)
Patrick O' Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Advocate-General of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 1877–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Sir H. S. Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Hale Horatio Shephard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1835 |
| Died | 25 February 1887 (aged 52) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Profession | Advocate-General |
Patrick O' Sullivan (20 January 1835 – 25 February 1887) was a British lawyer of Irish origin who served as the Advocate-General of the Madras Presidency and ex-officio member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1877 to 1882.
He studied law at Gray's Inn and was called to the bar in 1864.[1]
He married Sidney Jane Moore in India. They had only one son, Arthur, a British Army officer who played a leading role in the 1914 Christmas truce.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Men-at-the-bar: a Biographical Hand-list of the Members of the Various Inns of Court.
- ^ "1914 Christmas truce: all quiet on the western front as guns were silenced". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- Joseph Jackson Howard; Frederick Arthur Crisp (1973). Visitation of Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 112. ISBN 978-0-8063-0543-1.