Arthur Ridehalgh

Arthur Ridehalgh QC (1907-1971) served as a government lawyer in a number of British colonies in the mid 20th Century.

He was the 4th son of James and Amelia Ridehalgh of Oakland, Barrowford, Lancashire in England.

He was called to the bar of Gray's Inn in 1929 and joined the Northern Circuit and practised in Manchester.

[2] In 1935, he was appointed Crown Attorney and Magistrate, St Kitts, Leeward Islands.

In Hong Kong, he was described as "an extremely considerate and thoughtful chief and a very sound and hardworking lawyer with the excellent habit of taking his subordinates out in turn to lunch.