Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm

Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm CBE, KC (7 February 1875 – 26 December 1936) was a Bahamian lawyer, politician and historian.

Personal life

Malcolm was born in Nassau, Bahamas in February 1875,[1] the son of Ormond Drimmie Malcolm[2] and his wife, the former Ann Frances Sands. Malcolm's father Ormond had been Chief Justice[3] and the Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1868 to 1897. In 1907, Malcolm married Kathleen Adderley.[4][5]

Career

Malcolm read law for three years in London before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn[1] in 1899[6] and the Bahamas Bar later the same year. Malcolm was made King's Counsel in 1910.[7]

Malcolm was elected to the House of Assembly in 1901.[3] He was elected Speaker of the House of Assembly in February 1914 following the death of the previous speaker.[2] Malcolm served as Speaker from 1914 until his death.[3] Malcolm was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the King's New Years Honours of 1936.[8]

Malcolm died on 27 December 1936 at his home in Nassau[9] from influenza and cerebral haemorrhage.[3][10] In his will, Malcolm left his collection of books and papers to the Nassau Library and bequeath money for a scholarship fund.[11][12]

Works

• Malcolm, Harcourt G. (1910) Historical Documents relating to the Bahama Islands, Nassau.[13]
• Malcolm, Harcourt G. (1913) Historical Memorandum (Pamphlet), Published by the Nassau Guardian.[14]
• Malcolm, Harcourt G. (1921) History of the Bahamas House of Assembly. Reprint 1956
• Malcolm, Harcourt G., ed. (1929) Statute Law of the Bahamas 1799-1929. 2 vols. Nassau: Government of the Colony of the Bahama Islands. Printed by Waterlow and Sons, London.[6]
• Malcolm, Harcourt G., ed. (1934) Manual of Procedure in the Business of the General Assembly. Nassau: House of Assembly.[6]
• Malcolm, Harcourt G., Historic Forts of the Bahamas (Booklet)[6]

References

1. "Bahamas Prosperous, Noted Tourist Says: Colony Own all Utilities Declares Hon. H. G. Malcolm". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia. 22 August 1936. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
2. Bowe, Ruth (October 1982). "Personalities: Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm, Esq., C.B.E., K.C. 1875-1936". Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society. 4. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
3. "Harcourt Malcolm Dies". Bristol Herald Courier. 27 December 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. "Court Circular". The Times. 15 January 1907. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
5. "Entry for Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm and Kathleen Helena Gray Adderley". FamilySearch. Bahamas Civil Registration Records (1850-1959). 25 April 1907. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
6. Saunders, Gail (16 October 2017). Race and Colour in the Colonial Bahamas (1880-1960) (Kindle ed.). Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. pp. 35–36. ASIN B076PKNMM3.
7. "Appointments". The London Gazette (28414): 6465. 9 September 1910. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
8. "Appointments to the Order of the British Empire". The London Gazette (Suppl 34119): 13. 28 December 1934. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. "Death of Mr. Harcourt Malcolm: Speaker of Bahamas House of Assembly". The Glasgow Herald. 28 December 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
10. "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959, Family Search, database with images (3 August 2015), Death record for Harcourt Gladstone Malcolm, 1936". Family Search. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
11. "Memorials Planned for King George V: Late Speaker of Bahama House of Assebly Also Will be Honoured". The Miami Herald. 21 February 1937. pp. 8G. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
12. "A Splended Example". The Royal Gazette and Colonist Daily. Vol. 23, no. 18. Hamilton, Bermuda. 21 January 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
13. Colonial Office (1955). "Report on the Bahamas for the Years 1952 and 1953". HathiTrust. HM Stationery Office, London. p. 44. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
14. "Editor's note". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. 18 October 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2025.