Adetokunbo Adegboyega ADEMOLA (Sir)

Biographical record

Surname

ADEMOLA (Sir)

First Name

Adetokunbo

Other Names

Adegboyega

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

1 February 1906

Date of Death

January 29, 1993

State of Origin

Ogun State

Place of Birth

Lagos

Father's Name

Prince Ladapo

Mother's Name

Tejumade Ademola

Name of Spouse

Kofoworola Ademola

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Jurist
Elder statesman

Working Experience

clerk in the Chief Secretary's office of the National Secretariat, Lagos.
1958 to 1972, he served as Chief Justice.
Civil Service and from 1934-35
assistant secretary at unified Nigeria administrative service
1938 Nigerian Youth Movement
Chief Justice for Western Nigeria 1955

Schools Attended with Dates

Holy Cross School, Lagos,St. Gregory's Grammar School Lagos, King's College Lagos, Cambridge University England

Educational Qualification

B.A., M.A.

Previous Appointments

Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka; former Chairman Federal Census Board, former Chief Justice of the Federation of Nigeria; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) 1934; after a brief spell in the civil service as a Crown Counsel, 1934-35, practiced until 1939 when he was appointed Magistrate of the Protectorate Court; became the third Nigerian to be appointed a Puisne Judge, 1949; became Chief Justice of Western Nigeria, 1955-58; three years later, appointed first Nigerian Chief Justice of the Federation, 1958-72; knighted in 1957 — Knighted Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) — and six years later, was appointed one of Queen Elizabeth's Privy Councillors;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Membership of International Organizations

1.member of the United Nations International Public Service Advisory Board
2. member of the International commission of Jurists.
3.executive member of World peace through Law,
4.vice president of the World Association of Jurists,
5. member of the International Olympic committee,

Traditional Titles

omoba

Awards and Honours

1. Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON)

International/Foreign Decorations

1. member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
2. K.B.E

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

1928 to 1931, Ademola studied law at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge.

Outstanding Achievements

1. first Nigerian head of the judiciary anywhere in Nigeria
2. first Nigerian Chief Justice of the entire Federation of Nigeria.

Hobbies

Golf

Social Clubs

1. president of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity.
2. chairman of the Metropolitan Club
3. member of the Island Club
4. vice patron of the Yoruba Club

Other Relevant Information

Adetokunbo Ademola was a prince of the Yoruba people, and thus often made use of the pre-nominal honorific Omoba. He was a member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs and president of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity.

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adetokunbo_Ademola

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adetokunbo_Ademola