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
- 1912
- Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Queensland
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)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 9 (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
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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