Frederick William Pennefather
Frederick William Pennefather | |
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| Born | 29 April 1852 |
| Died | 6 February 1921 (aged 68) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Relatives | Edward Pennefather (grandfather) |
Frederick William Pennefather (29 April 1852 – 6 February 1921) was an Australian lawyer.
Early life[edit]
Frederick William Pennefather was born on 29 April 1852, the youngest son of Edward Pennefather QC.[1]
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1874, LL.M. 1877, LL.D. 1891.[1]
Bar[edit]
He entered at Lincoln's Inn on 17 December 1874, and was called to the Bar on 17 November 1877.[2] He went the south-eastern circuit, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1878.[1]
He was private secretary to the Governor of South Australia from 1881 to 1883, and to the Governor of New Zealand from 1883 to 1886.[1]
He was one of the Commissioners for New Zealand at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in 1886; was appointed Lecturer on Laws in the University of Adelaide in 1887, and Professor of Laws in 1890,[1] the same year he was admitted to the Bar in South Australia.[3] In September 1896 he resigned from the professorship and the following year he agreed to assist in finding his successor.[4][5]
Richard Pennefather (1851–1914), the ninth Attorney-General of Western Australia, was not related.[6]
Pennefather died on 6 February 1921.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Mennell, Philip (1892). "Pennefather, Frederick William". Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). "Pennefather, Frederick William". Men-at-the-Bar. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "More Lawyers". Evening Journal. Vol. XXII, no. 6124. South Australia. 26 April 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mr. F. W. Pennefather, B.A., L.L.D." Evening Journal. Vol. XXVIII, no. 8058. South Australia. 5 September 1896. p. 5 (Special Edition). Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Adelaide University". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVII, no. 50. Tasmania, Australia. 27 February 1897. p. 10. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Epitome of News". The Mercury. Vol. LXXV, no. 9442. Tasmania, Australia. 9 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The LATE DR. F. W. PENNEFATHER". The Spectator. 19 February 1921. p. 13.
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