Talk:John Reddie

See Morning Chronicle 1 Nov 1848 which indicates Reddie was in post in St Lucia at least until that year when suspended (his second suspension since arriving in the island. The earlier one had resulted in his reinstatement and the moving of the Acting Governor who had suspended him. The 1848 suspension was also initially revoked by London, but Reddie as a result then published his opinion of the  acting Governor who had made the second suspension, which was prima facie libellous, and things escalated to the Privy Council, which led to his dismissal). He is also referred to in his uncle (Andrew Donaldson Campbell's) will of 1854 (written when he was still Chief Justice of St Lucia), but there are indications in other sources that the date here given for his death in India may be wrong - he was not the only member of his family in Indian service.Delahays (talk) 12:47, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Further note - date of death seems indeed to have been in November 1851 - UK newspapers of mid January 1852, including the GLasgow Herald, which prints a very favourable obituary, confirm (from the overland mail) he was then senior judge in the small causes court at Calcutta, which he restored to full efficiency, according to the Glasgow Herald. The date of his appointment to St Lucia was 1836.Delahays (talk) 15:39, 16 June 2019 (UTC)