Henry Pering Pellew Crease

Sir
Henry Pering Pellew Crease
Supreme Court of British Columbia
In office
13 May 1870 – 20 January 1896
Appointed byAnthony Musgrave
Attorney General of British Columbia
In office
15 October 1861 – 13 May 1870
Appointed byJames Douglas
Preceded byGeorge Hunter Cary
Succeeded byGeorge Phillippo
Personal details
Born20 August 1823
Ince Castle, Cornwall, UK
Died27 November 1905(1905-11-27) (aged 82)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
SpouseSarah Crease née Lindley
Children6[1]
EducationMount Radford School
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
Professionlawyer

Sir Henry Pering Pellew Crease (20 August 1823 – 27 November 1905) was a British-Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, influential in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. He was the first Attorney General of the united Colony of British Columbia, and sat on the Supreme Court of that province for 26 years.

  1. ^ Description of Crease family fonds [1] at BC archives

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