Sir Jerrold Baxter-Morley, K.C.

Sir Jerrold Baxter-Morley, K.C. is an apocryphal commercial silk, once a leading light of the courts of chancery but these days a little past his finest moments, who nonetheless features in many of the Jolly Contrarian’s favourite cases. Sir Jerrold grew up on a plantation on the outskirts of old Bombay, fought in the Boer War, and found his commercial feet acting for the managers of the Slavenburg Bank. Often crossed swords with the then Master of the Rolls, Lord Justice Cocklecarrot M.R.

The JC’s fictional heroes Preaching righteous truth with the power of metaphor. →Go uptown A rare portrait of Sir Jerrold Baxter-Morley, K.C., believed to have been made by Otto Büchstein in depths of his Dengue Fever in Mandalay in 1905. Index: Click ᐅ to expand: Fictional heroes Mythology Tell me more Sign up for our newsletter — or just get in touch: for ½ a weekly 🍺 you get to consult JC. Ask about it here.

See also

• Queen’s Counsel
• Conclusive evidence
• Lord Justice Cocklecarrot M.R.
• Mrs. Pinterman