The Honourable Sir Alexander Campbell Onslow
Chief Justice
- Born
- 17 July 1842, Trichinopoly, India
- Died
- 20 October 1908, Duffield (Derbyshire), England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Arthur Pooley Onslow (Surveyor of Customs, Syd)
- Mother
- Rosa Roberta Macleay (daughter of Alexander Macleay [qv])
- Brother of The Hon Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow [qv]; married Madeleine Emma Loftus Tottenham (daughter of The Revd Robert Loftus Tottenham, CofE priest)
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia |
| Administrator of the Government of Western Australia |
| Member of the Executive Council of Western Australia |
Career
- BA Cantab 1866.
- Called to the Bar (Inner Temple) 17 Nov 1868.
- Moved to WA 1880.
- moved to Eng 1901.
- Attorney-Gen of WA 1881-82.
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of WA 1883-1901.
- Administator of Govt of WA on several occasions.
- Knight bachelor 1895.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/onslow-sir-alexander-campbell-4334
Other:
- FreeBMD, Inner Temple database.