Henry Hessey Johnston GOMPERTZ [1867-1930] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Henry Hessey Johnston GOMPERTZ [1867-1930]

Names
Given: 
Henry Hessey Johnston
Family: 
Gompertz
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1867-08-31
Death
Date: 
1930-02-04

Gompertz was educated at Bedford School, and later Exeter College, University of Oxford.

He was the cadet of the Federation of Malaya. He was transferred to Hong Kong in 1897 and took up a number of post include the land officer in the New Territories and Puisne Judge from 1909 to 1925.

He left Hong Kong in 1925 and became the Chief Justice of the federation of Malaya until 1929.