Raymond West

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Sir Raymond West KCIE (18 September 1832 in County Kerry, Ireland – 8 September 1912) was a barrister King's Inns Dublin 1871, Puisne Judge of the High Court of Bombay, 1873–87; President of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bombay, also acted as Procureur-General in Egypt 1884; member of the Government of Bombay 1887–92; Reader in Indian Law, Cambridge University.[1][2]

In May 1888, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCIE).[3]

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  1. ^ Lee-Warner, William (January 1913). "Obituary Notices: Sir Raymond West, K.C.I.E., LL.D." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. (New Series). 45 (1): 245–250. doi:10.1017/s0035869x00044518. ISSN 1356-1863.
  2. ^ Ganachari, Aravind (2005). "Surveying Repressed Sex : The Infanticide of Illegitimate Children". Nationalism and Social Reform in a Colonial Situation. p. 174. ISBN 9788178353517. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ Great Britain. India Office The India List and India Office List for 1905, p. 145, at Google Books