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Bahamian lawyer and politician

Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm CBE, KC (7 February 1875 – 26 December 1936) was a Bahamian lawyer, politician and historian.

Personal life

Malcolm was born in Nassau, Bahamas in February 1875, the son of Ormond Drimmie Malcolm and his wife, the former Ann Frances Sands. Malcolm's father Ormond had been Chief Justice and the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1868 to 1897. In 1907, Malcolm married Kathleen Adderley.

Career

Malcolm read law for three years in London before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1899 and the Bahamas Bar later the same year. Malcolm was made King's Counsel in 1910.

Malcolm was elected to the House of Assembly in 1901. He was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in February 1914 following the death of the previous speaker. Malcolm served as Speaker from 1914 until his death. Malcolm was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the King's New Years Honours of 1936.

Malcolm died on 27 December 1936 at his home in Nassau from influenza and cerebral haemorrhage. In his will, Malcolm left his collection of books and papers to the Nassau Library and bequeath money for a scholarship fund.

Works

  • Malcolm, Harcourt G. (1910) Historical Documents relating to the Bahama Islands, Nassau.
  • Malcolm, Harcourt G. (1913) Historical Memorandum (Pamphlet), Published by the Nassau Guardian.
  • Malcolm, Harcourt G. (1921) History of the Bahamas House of Assembly. Reprint 1956
  • Malcolm, Harcourt G., ed. (1929) Statute Law of the Bahamas 1799-1929. 2 vols. Nassau: Government of the Colony of the Bahama Islands. Printed by Waterlow and Sons, London.
  • Malcolm, Harcourt G., ed. (1934) Manual of Procedure in the Business of the General Assembly. Nassau: House of Assembly.
  • Malcolm, Harcourt G., Historic Forts of the Bahamas (Booklet)

References

  1. ^ "Bahamas Prosperous, Noted Tourist Says: Colony Own all Utilities Declares Hon. H. G. Malcolm". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. 22 August 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  2. ^ Bowe, Ruth (October 1982). "Personalities: Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm, Esq., C.B.E., K.C. 1875-1936". Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society. 4. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Harcourt Malcolm Dies". Bristol Herald Courier. 27 December 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. "Court Circular". The Times. 15 January 1907. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. "Entry for Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm and Kathleen Helena Gray Adderley". FamilySearch. Bahamas Civil Registration Records (1850-1959). 25 April 1907. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. ^ Saunders, Gail (16 October 2017). Race and Colour in the Colonial Bahamas (1880-1960) (Kindle ed.). Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. pp. 35–36. ASIN B076PKNMM3.
  7. "Appointments". The London Gazette (28414): 6465. 9 September 1910. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. "Appointments to the Order of the British Empire". The London Gazette (Suppl 34119): 13. 28 December 1934. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. "Death of Mr. Harcourt Malcolm: Speaker of Bahamas House of Assembly". The Glasgow Herald. 28 December 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  10. "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959, Family Search, database with images (3 August 2015), Death record for Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm, 1936". Family Search. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  11. "Memorials Planned for King George V: Late Speaker of Bahama House of Assebly Also Will be Honoured". The Miami Herald. 21 February 1937. pp. 8G. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  12. "A Splended Example". The Royal Gazette and Colonist Daily. Vol. 23, no. 18. Hamilton, Bermuda. 21 January 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  13. Colonial Office (1955). "Report on the Bahamas for the Years 1952 and 1953". HathiTrust. HM Stationery Office, London. p. 44. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  14. "Editor's note". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. 18 October 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2025.


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