Sir Garfield Barwick
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Sir Garfield Barwick was a prominent Australian lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs, and later as a long-serving and influential Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Garfield Barwick canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Sir Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedTo | High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-06-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-07-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Sydney Boys High School
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University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict | Parramatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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international law ⓘ |
| fullName | Garfield Edward John Barwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
judicial activism on the High Court of Australia
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modernisation of Australian constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advice to Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1975
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role in the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
Attorney-General of Australia, 1964
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Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, 1981 ⓘ Minister for External Affairs of Australia, 1964 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
Attorney-General of Australia, 1958
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Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, 1964 ⓘ Minister for External Affairs of Australia, 1961 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody | Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney-General of Australia
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Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister for External Affairs of Australia ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Norma Symons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | Member of Parliament for Parramatta, 1964 ⓘ |
| termStart | Member of Parliament for Parramatta, 1958 ⓘ |
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