The Honourable Sir Edward Eyre Williams
Judge
- Born
- 23 March 1813b, Holborn (Middlesex), England
- Died
- 30 April 1880, Bath (Somerset), England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Burton Williams (sugar planter)
- Mother
- Jane Hartley
- Married Jessie Gibbon (daughter of The Revd Dr Charles Gibbon, Church of Scot min); father of The Hon Sir Hartley Williams [qv]
Legal admissions
| 30 March 1842 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for the District of Port Phillip |
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria |
Career
- Called to the Bar (Inner Temple) 22 Nov 1833.
- Arrived in Port Phillip District 1842.
- returned to Eng 1874.
- Solicitor-Gen of Vic 13 Apr to 20 Jul 1852.
- Judge, Supreme Court of Vic 1852-74.
- Knight bachelor 1878.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/williams-sir-edward-eyre-4855
Other:
- VicGG 1852 p351 and p716, St George the Martyr Queen Square PR 1813, Inner Temple Admissions.