Herbert Abingdon Draper Compton
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Herbert Abingdon Draper Compton (1770 – 14 January 1846) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay, and Advocate-General of Madras and Calcutta.{{cite ODNB|id=6034|title=Compton, Sir Herbert Abingdon Draper|last=Prior|first=Katherine}}
Early life
Draper Compton was the only son of Walter Abingdon Compton of Gloucestershire. He joined the British Royal Army and served with his regiment in British India. After returning to England he spent some time in writing for the newspapers, especially for the Pilot, and studied law. On 22 November 1808, he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn{{cite DNB|wstitle=Compton, Herbert Abingdon Draper|volume=11|access-date=}}
Career
Draper Compton came in India in 1819 and joined the bar at Fort St. George. In 1822, he was appointed to the posts of Advocate-general at Madras and Calcutta High Court. In 1831 he became the Chief Justice of Bombay{{Cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D93853|title=Will of Sir Herbert Compton, Chief Justice of Bombay|access-date=June 6, 2018}} and was knighted.{{cite journal|jstor=44012017|title=LIST OF THE BOMBAY BRANCH of the Royal Asiatic Society|journal=The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|volume=3|issue=2|pages=cxxx–cxxxiv|year=1836}} After retirement, he returned to England and died at his house in Hyde Park Gardens in 1846.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwpdAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA238|title=Annual Register|access-date=June 6, 2018|year=1847}}
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Category:Chief justices of the Bombay High Court
Category:Advocates general for Tamil Nadu