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The Honourable Sir Charles Lilley

Premier of Queensland
Born
27 August 1827, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died
20 August 1897, Brisbane, Queensland
Sex
Male
Father
Thomas Lilley
Mother
Jane Shipley
Married Sarah Jane Jeays (daughter of Joshua Jeays, architect)

Legal admissions

14 August 1858Admitted to practise as an attorney, solicitor and proctor of the Supreme Court at Moreton Bay
24 December 1858Admitted to practise as an attorney, solicitor and proctor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
22 November 1861Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland
27 December 1865Appointed Queen's Counsel for Queensland
4 April 1879Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria
26 April 1897Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales

Parliamentary service

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Member of the Executive Council of Queensland

Career

  • Arrived in Qld 1856.
  • Newspaper proprietor and editor.
  • Attorney-Gen of Qld 11 Sep 1865.
  • 7 Aug 1866.
  • 25 Nov 1868.
  • Premier of Qld 1868-70.
  • Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Qld 1874, Chief Justice 1879-93.
  • Knight bachelor 1881.

Military service

  • Private British Army 1851-54.

Sources

Other:
  • Qld Reg of Letters Patent No 2 p51, p127 and p363.
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