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The Honourable Sir William Portus Cullen

Chief Justice
Born
28 May 1855, Jamberoo, New South Wales
Died
6 April 1935, Leura, New South Wales
Sex
Male
Father
John Cullen (farmer)
Mother
Rebecca Clinton
Brother of The Hon Joseph Francis Cullen [qv]; married Eliza Jane White (daughter of The Hon Robert Hoddle Driberg White [qv])

Legal admissions

30 April 1883Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
23 February 1905Appointed King's Counsel for New South Wales

Parliamentary service

Member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales

Degrees

1880Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Sydney
1882Master of ArtsThe University of Sydney
1885Bachelor of LawsThe University of Sydney
1887Doctor of LawsThe University of Sydney
1926Doctor of Laws (ad eundum gradum)The University of Adelaide

Career

  • Fellow of Senate, USyd 1896-1934, Vice-Chancellor 1908-10, Chancellor 1914-33.
  • Chief Justice, Supreme Court of NSW 28 Jan 1910 to 27 Jan 1925.
  • Lt-Governor of NSW.
  • Knight bachelor 1910, KCMG 1912.

Sources

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