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Frederick Samuel Augustus Bourne

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385: 230: 36: 347:. Bourne served as Acting Chief Justice of the court in 1900 and between 1902 and 1903 when Wilkinson was on long leave and as Acting Judge between 1908 and 1909 and in 1911 and 1914 when the then Chief Judge 217:, and Mary Caroline, daughter of late Henry Cassin, M.D. His father had died leaving "a widow and six children in reduced circumstances." At the age of 18, Bourne commenced work as a clerk in the 644: 308:
Bourne was also a keen botanist. He collected various botanical samples when in China and has two species of plants named after him, the Bournea sinensis and Bournea leiophylla.
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in June 1888. From 1896 to 1898, Bourne was consul in charge of a mission by the Blackburn Chamber of Commerce to investigate trade with China.
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Entry for Bournea in The Genera of Gesneriaceae: Basic information with illustration of selected species
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was appointed as the Assistant Judge in his place. Bourne was knighted just before his retirement.
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He had been advised that "pay and prospects were better in China" and started studying for the
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Stained glass window, St Dunstan's church, Mayfield in memory of Sir Frederick Bourne
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to report on the potential for trade. His report was presented to both Houses of the
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Bourne was born on 3 October 1854. He was the son of Rev. S. W. Bourne, Rector of
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China No. 1 (1888) Report by Mr FSA Bourne of a Journey in South-Western China.
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Gunboat Justice: British and American Law Courts in China and Japan (1842-1943)
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Straits Times, 20 November 1915, p10; London Gazette, 22 February 1916, p1946
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exam. He passed a competitive exam on 14 February 1876 and was appointed a
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Obituary, The Times, 27 August 1940; London Gazette, 6 June 1941, p3250
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1896 Blackburn Commercial Mission to China, Bourne is seated, 2nd left
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TQ5827 : Stained glass window, St Dunstan's church, Mayfield
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was appointed Chief Justice. In 1901 the position was renamed
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St Dunstan Parish Church, Mayfield, Sussex - 31 December 2003
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Sir Frederick Bourne died on 23 August 1940 at the Firs,
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Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Coates, The China Consuls, pp308 and 346 8: 561:Clark, Douglas, Gunboat Justice, Vol 2, p28 20: 325:British Supreme Court for China and Japan 248:Bourne served all over China, including 480: 323:In 1898, he was appointed Judge of the 635:British Supreme Court for China judges 415:Bourne published the following books: 7: 552:Straits Times, 20 November 1915, p10 399:A stained glass window, designed by 16:British judge, diplomat and botanist 570:London Gazette, 25 June 1909, p4856 425:Gardening in Shanghai for Amateurs 420:The Lo-fou Mountains: An Excursion 335:, and serving under Chief Justice 182:Sir Frederick Samuel August Bourne 14: 650:People from Mayfield, East Sussex 316:Bourne was called to the bar of 34: 534:Foreign Office List 1917, p 209 505:Foreign Office List 1917, p 209 197:and Judge of the High Court of 195:British Supreme Court for China 92:British High Court of Weihaiwei 49:British Supreme Court for China 354:In 1904, Bourne was appointed 1: 405:St Dunstan's Church, Mayfield 339:. 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British Supreme Court for China
George Jamieson
Skinner Turner
British High Court of Weihaiwei
Hiram Parkes Wilkinson
Winfarthing, Norfolk
Mayfield, Sussex
CMG
Judge
British Supreme Court for China
Weihaiwei
Winfarthing
Norfolk
War Office

Foreign Office
student interpreter
Guangzhou
Chongqing
Pagoda Island
Fuzhou
Wuhu
Tamsui
Taipei
Chongqing
Sichuan
Yunnan
Guangxi
Guizhou

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