Ransley Thacker

British lawyer and judge (1891–1966)

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Also known as Ransley Samuel Thacker

Born: 1891
Died: 1965
Birthplace: Nottingham
Citizenship: United Kingdom
, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: judge
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Ransley Samuel Thacker was a British lawyer and judge. Employed in the colonial service, he served as Chief Justice of St Vincent (1931–1933), Attorney General of Fiji (1933-1938), and as a judge in British Kenya. He is best known for the jailing of Jomo Kenyatta.

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