British colonial lawyer, attorney-general, and administrator
Sir Thomas Braddell
CMG FRGS
Acting Colonial Secretary of Straits Settlements
In office 1874–1875
Monarch
Queen Victoria
Governor
Andrew Clarke
Preceded by
James W. W. Birch
Succeeded by
William Willans (Acting)
Attorney-General of Singapore
In office 1 April 1867 – 1 January 1883
Preceded by
new position
Succeeded by
John Augustus Harwood
Personal details
Born
30 January 1823 Rahingrany, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died
19 September 1891(1891-09-19) (aged 68) South Kensington, London, England
Spouse
Anne Lee
(m. 1852–1891)
Relations
Sir Edward Marsh Merewether (son-in-law)
Children
Sir Thomas de Multon Lee Braddell (son), Robert Wallace Braddell (son), Honoria Clementina Mary Braddell (daughter) and another daughter
Relatives
Rev. Henry Braddell (grandfather) Roland St John Braddell (grandson)
Sir Thomas BraddellCMG FRGS (30 January 1823 – 19 September 1891)[1] was an Irish lawyer, the first Attorney-General of the British Colony of Singapore.[2]
He was born in Rahingrany, County Wicklow[1] and called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1859.[3] He took the role of Attorney-General of Singapore from 1 April 1867 to 1 January 1883.[3] In 1883, his son Thomas de Multon Lee Braddell was himself attorney-general and, with his brother Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell founded the Singapore legal firm of Braddell Brothers.[3]
In the 1850s, he published historical works on the early settlement of Singapore in the Journal of the Indian Archipelago.[4]
^ ab"Irish people in Singapore". Irish Graduates Association of Singapore. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
^Joshua Chia Yeong Jia & Alex Ong (2011). "Thomas Braddell". SingaporeInfopedia. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ abc"History". The Attorney-General's Chambers. Singapore Government. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
^Cornelius, V. (2004). "Braddell Road". SingaporeInfopedia. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
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