- Lionel Edward Pyke
Lionel Edward Pyke (1854-1899) an English-Jewish
barrister , born at ChathamEngland onApril 21 ,1854 and died inBrighton England onMarch 26 ,1899 . He was the second son ofJoseph Pyke , warden of theCentral Synagogue, London and father ofGeoffrey Pyke , an inventor.Family, hobbies and education
Pyke was educated at Rochester Cathedral Grammar School and at the
University of London , where he earned the degrees of LLB and BA He entered as a student of theInner Temple onNovember 3 ,1874 , and was called to the bar onJune 13 ,1877 . He took a great interest in yachting and developed anAdmiralty practice.Professional experience
His most extensive practise was in the Admiralty Court; he became
Queen's Counsel in February 1892, and immediately attained a leading position in the Admiralty Court; he became the leader of that branch of the bar designated as the "Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty" division on the elevation of Sir W. Phillimore to the bench. In 1895, Pyke unsuccessfully ran for the House of Commons in the Wilton division, Wiltshire, as a Liberal Party candidate.Judaism
As noted, Pyke's father was the warden of the
Central Synagogue, London . In 1880, Pyke became a member of the council of theAnglo-Jewish Association , and served on the executive committee from 1882 until his death.External links
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=619&letter=P&search=Lionel%20Pyke Jewish Encyclopedia entry for Lionel Pyke]
References
*JewishEncyclopedia
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