Person
Griffith, Samuel Walker (1845 - 1920)
- Born
- 21 June 1845
Merthyr, Glamorgan, Wales - Died
- 9 August 1920
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Chief Justice and Politician
Summary
Sir Samuel Griffith, a first class honours graduate in classics and mathematics of the University of Sydney, was at various times Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of Queensland and Chief Justice of Australia.
Details
Chronology
- 1863
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney
- 1870
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Sydney
- 1888 -
- Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1912
- Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Queensland
Related entries
Archival resources
John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland
- Samuel Walker Griffith - Records, 1860 - 1862, OM64-10; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
- Samuel Walker Griffith - Records, 1951 - 1952, OM65-53; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
- Samuel Walker Griffith - Records, c. 1953, OM79-31; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Joyce, R. B., 'Griffith, Sir Samuel Walker (1845-1920), chief justice and premier' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 112-119. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090113b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3471137. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/8278374. Details
- 'Griffith, Samuel (18450621-19200809)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-628601. Details
- 'Awarded honorary LLD, 1912', Honorary awards recipients, University of Queensland, 2023, https://alumni.uq.edu.au/awards/honorary-awards-previous-recipients. Details
Gavan McCarthy
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 September 2024
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