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.

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instanceOf Australian statesman
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
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
serving as inaugural Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
language English
memberOf Australian Federal Convention NERFINISHED
Queensland Parliament NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Edward VII NERFINISHED
George V NERFINISHED
nationality Australian
notableWork Griffith Draft of the Australian Constitution NERFINISHED
occupation barrister
judge
legal scholar
politician
officeEnd Chief Justice of Queensland, 1903
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
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
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
surface form: Presbyterianism

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Chief Justice of Australia firstOfficeHolder Sir Samuel Griffith
Colony of Queensland premier Sir Samuel Griffith
this entity surface form: Samuel Griffith