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Newman Lessingham Bailey was the Chief Justice of the Gold Coast Colony from 1882 until 1886. He took the office after Sir James Marshall in 1882 and was succeeded by H. W. Macleod in 1886. [1]

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References

  1. "List of Chief Justices". 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.