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Robert Crompton

1869 – 1958

20th century British lawyer Influential in Fiji

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Lived 1869 – 1958 (aged 88–89). Robert Crompton was a lawyer.

Robert Crompton (1869 – 19 December 1958) was a British lawyer and politician in Fiji. Alongside Henry Marks, John Maynard Hedstrom and Henry Milne Scott, he was one of the 'big four' that heavily influenced the Fijian economy and political sphere in the first half of the 20th century.

Biography Crompton was born in the Russian Empire in 1869 to an English father, and was educated at a Bluecoat school in Warrington. In 1914 elections he ran unopposed in the Southern constituency and was elected to the Legislative Council. He was made a CBE after World War I for raising funds and contingents to support the war effort. He was returned unopposed in the 1917 elections, but was defeated by Francis Riemenschneider in the 1920 elections. In 1924, he became a King's Counsel (Queen's Counsel from 6 February 1952), Hollins and Rose both married into the Hedstrom family. Crompton subsequently married Thelma Sutherland in 1929. After she died in 1933, he married Vera Crawford the following year.

When Crompton retired, his son Robert took over the legal firm. He died in Christchurch, New Zealand on 19 December 1958.

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1869, Russian Empire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Who was Robert Crompton?

20th century British lawyer Influential in Fiji

When was Robert Crompton born?

Robert Crompton was born in 1869 in Russian Empire.

When did Robert Crompton die?

Robert Crompton died on 19 December 1958 in Christchurch.

What was Robert Crompton's occupation?

Robert Crompton was a lawyer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Crompton

· Wikidata: Q70647031

· DBpedia: Robert Crompton (politician)

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