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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2000-08-24 human Helen Morgan and Helen Cohn updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003094b.htm person Stawell William Foster KCMG AACR2 27 June 1815 12 March 1889 Place of Birth Old Court, County Cork, Ireland Place of Death Naples, Italy Science patron Member of Parliament Judge Sir William Stawell was Chief Justice of Victoria from 1857 to 1886, having earlier been a member of parliament, and Attorney-General for the Victorian Government from 1851 to 1857. In that role he did much of the work in setting up Victoria's administration, public service and governmental machinery, including the court system and the drafting of the Constitution Bill of 1854. He took an active part in the intellectual life of the colony, being a foundation member of the University of Melbourne Council, President of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, and Chairman of the Exploration Committee which organised the Victorian Exploring Expedition. 1837 1837 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 1839 1839 Career event - Called to the Bar in England and Ireland 1842 1842 Life event - Migrated to Victoria 1843 1843 Career event - Admitted to the Victorian Bar 1843 1851 Career event - In private practice in Victoria 1851 1856 Career position - Official Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria 1851 1857 Career position - Attorney-General, Government of Victoria 1853 1889? Career position - Foundation Member of Council, University of Melbourne 1854 1855 Career position - Member, Philosophical Society of Victoria 1855 1859 Career position - Member, Philosophical Institute of Victoria 1857 1886 Career position - Chief Justice of Victoria 1858 1859 Career position - President, Philosophical Institute of Victoria 1860 1889? Career position - Member, Royal Society of Victoria 1861 1861 Career event - Called to give evidence to the Burke and Wills Commission 1874 1874 Award - Honorary MA and LLB, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland 1886 1886 Life event - Retired 1886 1886 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Stawell, Richard Rawdon (1864 - 1935) The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Foundation Member of Council 1853 - ?1889

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Member 1859 - ?1889

 Philosophical Society of Victoria (1854 - 1855)

Member 1854 - 1855

 Victorian Exploring Expedition (1860 - 1861)

Member of the Exploration Committee of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria (later Royal Society of Victoria) 1858 - 1873

 Philosophical Institute of Victoria (1855 - 1859)

Member 1855 - 1859; President 1858 - 1859

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 'Stawell, William Foster', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Stawell, William Foster Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Parliamentary paper: Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into and report upon the circumstances connected with the sufferings and death of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the Victorian explorers Burke and Wills Commission Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into and report upon the circumstances connected with the sufferings and death of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the Victorian explorers Melbourne John Ferres, Government Printer 1862 Book Section: Stawell, Sir William Foster (1815-1889), chief justice Francis, Charles Stawell, Sir William Foster (1815-1889), chief justice Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 174-177 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Stawell, William Portrait Stawell, William Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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