William Henry Doyle

Sir William Henry Doyle (born Nassau 1823) is believed to be the first Bahamian Knighted by a British Monarch, he was Knighted in December 1873.^[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of the Bahamas on the 20th October 1864, after the resignation of John Campbell Lees.^[2] He held the position of Assistant Justice of the General Court before his promotion to Chief Justice of The Bahamas, a position he was appointed to in 1858.^[3] In March 1875, he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands and later appointed as Chief Justice of Gibraltar from 1877 to 1879.^[4]

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^ The Nassau Guardian, 3 Jan 1874, pg. 1
^ Nassau Guardian, 26 Oct 1864, pg. 1
^ The Times (London, England), 1 May 1879
^ Hutchinson, John. A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices. p. 78.

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[1] The Nassau Guardian, 3 Jan 1874, pg. 1

[2] Nassau Guardian, 26 Oct 1864, pg. 1

[3] The Times (London, England), 1 May 1879

[4] Hutchinson, John. A Catalogue of Notable Middle Templars: With Brief Biographical Notices. p. 78.

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