Richards, H. Erle (Henry Erle), Sir, 1861-1922

1887 barrister, Inner Temple; 1902 counsel for Britain in Samoa arbitration; 1903 counsel for Britain in Venezuela arbitration at the Hague; 1904-1909 legal member of the viceroy of India's council; 1910 counsel for Newfoundland and Canada in North Atlantic Coast fisheries arbitration at the Hague; 1911 Chichele professor of International Law and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford; 1911-1921 counsel to the India Office.

Epithet: legal administrator in India

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