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Application for Promotion in the Colonial Service.
271
Form to be filled up by the Applicant himself, and returned to the Governor for transmission to the
k
Name in full
Date of Application
Present Appointment
Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Philip Jacks.
11th May 1921.
Land Officer, Hong Kong.
Father's Name
Edmund Bowyer Jacks.
Profession or Occupation Gentleman.
Address ...
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3,St. Lawrence Road, Houndiscombe, Plymouth.
If dead, his Name and Profession
hould nevertheless be given.
Day and year of Birth
Place of Birth
7th March,1877
Whether single, married, or a widower
Plymouth.
Number of children......
Married.
..Sons Üne
Aged respectively 7
Daughters One
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51
Age last birthday 44.
Education
Mention the Schools ori Colleges at which you received your education, professional as well as general; and give in each case the date of entry and leaving.
Professional qualifi- cations (if any), and the date at which each was obtained
from
Employment completion of edu- cation to date of entering the public!
Bervice
ention each position held by you, the dates between which you held it, and the cause of
leaving
J. (6.)
Alton School Plymouth (now Mount House Hartley Plymouth)
1885-1890.
Plymouth College (1890 1895)
Articled to Mr. W.W.Rickeard, Solicitor, Plymouth (1895-1900) Also with Gribble Oddie. Sinclair and Johnson, 38 Bedofrd Row, W.C. Solicitors, for 4 or 5 months at the beginning of 1900.
Was admitted a solicitorof Supreme Court of Judicature in England in May 1900.
After my admission as above I joined Mr. Rickeard as a junior partner and remained with him until the end of 1901 when partnership was dissolved as there was not enough work for two of us. Early in 1902 1 obtained the post of Solicitor Managing Clerk to Messra, W.J.Hill and Son, an old established firm of solicitors in Langport, Somerset, where I remained until the middle of 1904. Working single handed most of the time as my principal developed Bright's disease and was away at various Spas seeking relief, in 1904 he sold half his practice to a relative and as he was somewhat better, thought there was no room for me and dispensed with my services. In the next year I was appointed to Hong Kong.
#6,368). Wt,37,875–161. 500. 12/18. Gp.189. A.&EW.
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