Sir Samuel Walker Griffith

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Samuel_Walker_Griffith
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:barAdmission 1867
gptkbp:birthDate 1845-06-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Merthyr_Tydfil,_Wales
gptkbp:child gptkb:Edward_Griffith
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Griffith_Street,_Brisbane
Statue at Queensland Parliament House
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Drafting_of_the_Australian_Constitution
Codification of Queensland criminal law
gptkbp:deathDate 1920-08-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Brisbane,_Queensland,_Australia
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Samuel Walker Griffith
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Griffith Law School named in his honour
Griffith Society at the High Court of Australia
Griffith University named in his honour
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Drafting_the_Constitution_of_Australia
Griffith Code
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Mary_Walker
gptkb:Rev._Edward_Griffith
gptkbp:party gptkb:Liberal_Party_(historical,_Queensland)
gptkb:Opposition_Party_(historical,_Queensland)
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:National_Portrait_Gallery,_Australia
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_Justice_of_Australia
gptkb:Premier_of_Queensland
Chief Justice of Queensland
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Toowong_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Samuel Walker Griffith signature.svg
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:Samuel_Griffith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6