Sir Samuel Griffith
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Sir Samuel Griffith was an influential Australian statesman and jurist who helped draft the Australian Constitution and later served as the inaugural Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Samuel Griffith | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian statesman
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Chief Justice ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1845-06-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | drafting of the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1920-08-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir Samuel Walker Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a principal framer of the Australian Constitution
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serving as inaugural Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Federal Convention
NERFINISHED
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Queensland Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Edward VII
NERFINISHED
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George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork | Griffith Draft of the Australian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Chief Justice of Queensland, 1903
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Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, 1919 ⓘ Premier of Queensland, first term, 1888 ⓘ Premier of Queensland, second term, 1893 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Chief Justice of Queensland, 1893
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Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, 1903 ⓘ Premier of Queensland, first term, 1883 ⓘ Premier of Queensland, second term, 1890 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Liberal (colonial-era Queensland politics) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney-General of Queensland
NERFINISHED
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Chief Justice of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia ⓘ Leader of the Opposition in Queensland ⓘ Premier of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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Samuel Griffith