▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R aj ya ▁Sab ha ▁members ▁from ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Category : Ind ian ▁National ▁Congress ▁polit icians ▁Category : 1 8 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁Frank ▁O sw ald ▁Victor ▁A ches on ▁( 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 7 – 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁lawyer ▁and ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Land ▁Court . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁River ton , ▁South land , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁He ▁gained ▁his ▁LL B ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁O tag o ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁L LM ▁degree ▁from ▁Victoria ▁University ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁( both ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁ ▁Land ▁court ▁A ches on ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁M ā ori ▁land ▁ten ure ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁length y ▁ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁arg uing ▁that ▁M ā ori ▁had ▁clear ▁custom s ▁and ▁practices ▁regarding ▁land ▁amount ing ▁to ▁custom ary ▁law . ▁This ▁ess ay ▁was ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁legal ▁opinions ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁started ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁at ▁the ▁Native ▁Land ▁P urchase ▁Board ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁became