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Australian politician (1815–1889) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the English MP for Ashburton, see William Stawell (MP).
Sir William Foster Stawell KCMG (27 June 1815 – 12 March 1889) was a British colonial statesman and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. Stawell was the first Attorney-General of Victoria, serving from 1851 to 1856 as an appointed official sitting in the Victorian Legislative Council, and from 1856 until 1857, as an elected politician, representing Melbourne.
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Sir William Foster Stawell | |
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1st Attorney-General of Victoria, Australia | |
In office 1851–1857 | |
Succeeded by | Thomas Howard Fellows |
2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria | |
In office 1857–1886 | |
Preceded by | William à Beckett |
Succeeded by | George Higinbotham |
(Appointed) Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria | |
In office 1851–1856 | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria | |
In office 1855–1857 | |
Constituency | Melbourne |
Personal details | |
Born | (1815-06-27)27 June 1815 Old Court, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 12 March 1889(1889-03-12) (aged 73) Naples, Italy |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Mary Frances Elizabeth Greene |
Children | Richard Rawdon Stawell (son) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin, King's Inns, and Lincoln's Inn |
Occupation | Lawyer and Barrister |
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