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A George V Red Morocco Leather Investiture box, the bevelled top with the insignia of King George V and containing the manuscript on vellum appointing Walter Clode Baker to King's Counsel in 1912. He was knighted in 1928. The burgundy velvet lined interior contains a wax seal, with depictions of the king on each side. The lock is in good working order. Included are several congratulatory letters from Clode's colleagues at the InnerTemple, including Sir John Simon, Solicitor General.
Measurements
24.5 x 22.5 x 8.5 cm
Part of the Obituary in The Times, March 1st 1937
In 1922 Clode was appointed President of the Railway Rates Tribunal, to which Court Parliament had delegated the exceedingly complicated and laborious task of settling a new scheme of railway charges. The work which lay before the Court when Clode accepted the appointment was a task which one of his might well have shrunk from undertaking, but he was a an of exceptional ability, quick to pick up and understand new things, young for his years and not likely to be deterred from accepting an office imposing burdens he was well qualified to bear. His appointment was soon proved to have been a wise one by the ability with which he presided over his Court and determined complicated issues upon which a dozen or ore counsel frequently were engaged. Upon the completion of the main work of the Railway Rates Tribunal and the bringing into operation on January 1, 1928, of the new scheme of railway charges, as laid down by the Railways Act of 1921, a knighthood was conferred on Clode in recognition of his services.