Sir Edward Fancourt Mitchell
Barrister
- Born
- 21 July 1855, Richmond (Surrey), England
- Died
- 7 May 1941, Melbourne, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Hon Sir William Henry Fancourt Mitchell [qv]
- Mother
- Christina Templeton
- Married Eliza Fraser Morrison (daughter of Dr Alexander Morrison [qv])
Legal admissions
| 7 July 1881 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria |
| 27 September 1900 | Signed Roll of Counsel of the Victorian Bar |
| 11 April 1904 | Appointed King's Counsel for Victoria |
| 31 March 1908 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales |
Degrees
| 1884 | Bachelor of Laws (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Melbourne |
| 1884 | Master of Arts (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Cantab (BA 1880, LLB 1880, MA 1883).
- Called to the Bar (Inner Temple) 26 Jan 1881.
- Company dir.
- Chairman, Goldsbrough, Mort & Co Ltd 1893-96.
- KCMG 1918.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mitchell-sir-edward-fancourt-7603
Other:
- VicDI 3909/1931, VicMI 6410/1886, UMA, Inner Temple database.