16 January 1942(1942-01-16) (aged 87) Kenilworth, Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Nationality
South African
Spouse
Jessie Dods Pringle
Children
Dorothy von Moltke (nee Rose-Innes)
Education
Templeton High School, Bedford, South Africa
Alma mater
Gill College Cape University
Profession
Barrister
Sir James Rose InnesKCMG PC KC (8 January 1855 – 16 January 1942) was the Chief Justice of South Africa from 1914 to 1927 and, in the view of many, its greatest ever judge.[1][2] Before becoming a judge he was a member of the Cape Parliament, the Cape Colony's Attorney-General, and a prominent critic of Cecil John Rhodes. His grandson was Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, a prominent opponent of the Third Reich.
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Botha (until 27 August). Jan Smuts (from 3 September). Chief Justice: JamesRoseInnes April 23 – The Potchefstroom Teachers' College opens. August 27 – Prime...
Africa: The Viscount Buxton. Prime Minister: Louis Botha. Chief Justice: JamesRoseInnes February 12 – In the Battle of Salaita Hill, South African and other...
The Earl of Athlone. Prime Minister: J.B.M. Hertzog. Chief Justice: JamesRoseInnes. May 1 – The Prince of Wales arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South...
Africa: The Earl of Athlone. Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog. Chief Justice: JamesRoseInnes. March 13 – The first commercial air route from...
Africa: The Viscount Buxton. Prime Minister: Louis Botha. Chief Justice: JamesRoseInnes An estimated 50 people die in the 1918 flu pandemic in South Africa...
Beresford Cecil Molyneux Carter (acting High Commissioner only with Sir JamesRoseInnes acting Governor General from 17 July 1920) 3 September 1920 20 November...
Lieutenant-Governor of Griqualand West: William Owen Lanyon (until March), JamesRoseInnes (starting March). Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: John Charles...
Africa: The Viscount Buxton. Prime Minister: Louis Botha. Chief Justice: JamesRoseInnes February 4 – The Maritz rebellion of disaffected Boere against the...
possibly tracing its origins back to 1822 when a Scottish educationalist, JamesRoseInnes MA (King's College, Aberdeen), established Uitenhage's first Free Government...
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