Sir Alexander Onslow
Third Chief Justice of Western Australia 1883-1901
$88.84
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2018
Summary
One of the most prominent, yet least understood, of Western Australia’s leading citizens of the latter 19th century was Sir Alexander Campbell Onslow (1842-1908), the Colony’s third Chief Justice. This biography offers a new and measured assessment of his character, work and legacies. Descended from an ancient Shropshire family his career as lawyer commenced on his call to the English Bar in 1868.
After 10 years of modest Bar practice, he married and, seeking a consistent income, appl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760021696 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760021695 |
| Author: | J.M. Bennett |
| Publisher: | Federation Press |
| Imprint: | Federation Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 432g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 198mm x 339mm |
| Series: | Lives of Australian Chief Justices |
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Critics Review
Dr Bennett gives an effective glimpse of a man indubitably of his own time but able to impress real change for the benefit of those who followed. … The volume has the benefit of a foreword by Chief Justice Martin, well-suited to put Onslow’s own story in the wider theme. Also, the chief justice’s observations about Onslow friend John Forrest’s views on race form an appendix. - David Ash, Francis Forbes Society Newsletter, 36, Autumn 2018
J.M. Bennett
John Michael Bennett began this project over 40 years ago as a Senior Research Fellow in Law at the Australian National University.
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