Place and Date of Birth:

1759 Aug 23

Place and Date of Death:

1822 Nov 30

Site:

St. John's Cathedral
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Monumental Inscription

JAMES ATHILL
born August 23rd 1759
died November 30th 1822
in the 64th year of his age
He was at the time of his decease
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
Master and Examiner in Chancery
Situations which he had long filled
with exemplary industry and ability
with unimpeached and inflexible integrity
and with general approbation in the community
He had been Speaker of the House of Assembly
for a period of eight years
He retired from that highly respectable
situation on being promoted to the
Board of Council in 1803
at the express desire of
His Excellency
RALPH LORD LAVINGTON
who during the whole period of his government
honoured him with his most particular
confidence and friendship