Sir Samuel Griffith

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1845-06-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil,_Wales
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution drafted the Queensland Criminal Code
key figure in Australian Federation
gptkbp:deathDate 1920-08-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Brisbane,_Queensland,_Australia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Samuel_Walker_Griffith
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Samuel Griffith
gptkbp:knighted gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Griffith University named after him
Griffith electorate named after him
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableWork co-author of the Constitution of Australia
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party_(historical,_Queensland)
gptkb:Opposition_Party_(historical,_Queensland)
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_Australia
gptkb:Premier_of_Queensland
Chief Justice of Queensland
gptkbp:religion Presbyterian
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Julia_Janet_Thomson
gptkbp:termEnd Chief Justice of Australia: 1919
Premier of Queensland: 1888
Premier of Queensland: 1893
gptkbp:termStart Chief Justice of Australia: 1903
Premier of Queensland: 1883
Premier of Queensland: 1890
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brisbane_Grammar_School
gptkb:Spring_Hill,_Queensland,_Australia
gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_Australia
gptkb:Griffith_University
gptkb:St_Andrew's_College,_University_of_Sydney
gptkb:Toowong_Cemetery,_Brisbane
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6