The Honourable Sir William Hill Irvine
Premier of Victoria
- Born
- 6 July 1858, Newry (Down), Ireland
- Died
- 20 August 1943, Toorak, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Hill Irvine (farmer and linen mfr)
- Mother
- Margaret Mitchel
- Married Agnes Somerville Wanliss (daughter of The Hon Thomas Drummond Wanliss [qv]); father of William Mitchel Wanliss Irvine [qv]
Legal admissions
| 8 July 1884 | 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 |
| 23 October 1906 | Appointed King's Counsel for Victoria |
| 1 November 1909 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales |
Parliamentary service
| Federal Executive Councillor |
| Member of the House of Representatives |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria |
| Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria |
| Member of the Executive Council of Victoria |
Degrees
| 1882 | Bachelor of Arts (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Melbourne |
| 1882 | Master of Arts | The University of Melbourne |
| 1884 | Bachelor of Laws | The University of Melbourne |
| 1886 | Master of Laws | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Dubl (BA 1879, LLD hc 1904).
- Member of Council, UMelb from 1901.
- Premier of Vic 1902-04.
- Attorney-Gen of the Cwlth 1913-14.
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Vic 1918-35.
- Knight bachelor 1913, KCMG 1914, GCMG 1934.