Frank Coller
Frank Herbert Coller, CB (26 December 1866 – 8 October 1938) was a British lawyer, judge and civil servant.
Frank Herbert Coller CB | |
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| Chief Justice of St Lucia | |
| In office 1912 – 30 June 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Food | |
| In office November 1919 – March 1921 | |
| Secretary, Food Department (Board of Trade) | |
| In office 1921–1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1866 King's Lynn, United Kingdom |
| Died | 8 October 1938 (aged 71) |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Judge, Civil Servant |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) |
Early life and career
[edit]Born on 26 December 1866 at King's Lynn, he was the fourth son of Richard Coller. He attended Westminster School then Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1884; he studied classics, graduating in 1889 (having placed in the first class in both mods and greats). He was president of the Oxford Union in 1890.[1] He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1893 and practised on the South Eastern Circuit before he was appointed Chief Justice of St Lucia in 1912.[2]
Amidst the First World War, in January 1917 he was seconded to serve in the Ministry of Food;[2][3] he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1919 New Year Honours for his work.[4] Having resigned as Chief Justice on 30 June 1919,[5] he was the Ministry of Food's Permanent Secretary from November 1919 until March 1921,[6] when the ministry was dissolved.[7] From 1921 to 1925, he was Secretary of the Food Department at the Board of Trade. In 1926, he published A State Trading Adventure, a history of his work in food control during the war. He died on 8 October 1938.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Joseph Foster, Oxford Men, 1880–1892 (Oxford: James Parker and Co., 1893), p. 125.
- ^ a b c "Mr F. H. Coller", The Times (London), 10 October 1938, p. 16. Gale CS269169482.
- ^ Sir William H. Mercer, A. E. Collins and A. J. Harding, The Colonial Office List, 62nd ed. (London: Waterlow and Sons, 1923), p. 586.
- ^ The Edinburgh Gazette, 2 January 1919 (issue 13376), p. 53.
- ^ Saint Lucia Blue Book, 1st April to 31st December 1919 (Castries: Government Printer to the Government of St Lucia, 1921), p. N17.
- ^ "Food Supply in Time of War: Papers of Mr. F. H. Coller, C.B.", The National Archives. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Ministry of Food Records", Archives Hub. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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