Matthew Richard Sausse Explained

Sir Matthew Richard Sausse or Sause (1809 – 5 November 1867) was an Irish barrister who was the last Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bombay and the first Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.^[1]

Career

Sausse was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary into a Roman Catholic family.^[2] He was the son of Richard Sausse and Jane Duffey. His brother Sir Richard Frederick (known in Spanish as Ricardo Federico de La Saussaye y Duffey) was governor of Cartagena, Spain. Sausse graduated with distinction from Trinity College, Dublin.^[3]

He first worked as the Secretary and Solicitor in the Commission to Enquire into the state of the Municipal Corporation of England.^[4] Richard Sausse became the Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of Bombay Presidency in 1859, thereafter on 23 June 1862^[5] he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and served there till 1866.^[6] He was known as "Sausse the Silent" in the Court.^[7] He passed the judgment in the famous Maharaj Libel Case case.

Sausse married Charlotte Henrietta.^[8]

He died of gastric fever at Killarney House, seat of Lord Castlerosse.^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Death of Sir Matthew Sausse . . 6 November 1867 . 7 .
2. Book: Abhinav Chandrachud. An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court. 28 May 2015. 9780199089482. 20 June 2018.
3. Sir Matthew R. Sausse . The Law Magazine and Review: A Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence . 1867 . 23-24 . 342 . 29 April 2019 . Saunders and Benning . en.
4. Web site: Parliamentary Papers. 1833. 20 June 2018.
5. Web site: THE LONDON GAZETTE. 24 June 1862. 20 June 2018.
6. Web site: Sir MATHEW RICHARD SAUSSE. bombayhighcourt.nic.in. 20 June 2018.
7. Web site: 2020-08-30 . Historical Series: The Maharaj Libel Case in the Bombay High Court – The Leaflet . 2024-06-30 . theleaflet.in . en-US.
8. Web site: Copy of confirmation of arms to Major-Gen. Sir Richard Frederick de la Saussaye. National Library of Ireland. 20 June 2018.