Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (1845 to 1920) was an Australian judge and politician who served as the inaugural Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1903 to 1919. He played a key role in drafting the Australian Constitution and had earlier served as Chief Justice of Queensland and twice as Premier of Queensland.
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He also served a term as Chief Justice of Queensland and two terms as Premier of Queensland, and played a key role in the drafting of the Australian Constitution.
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Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (21 June 1845 - 9 August 1920) was an Australian judge and politician who served as the inaugural Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1903 to 1919.
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During his term as Chief Justice Griffith drafted Queensland's Criminal Code, a successful codification of the entire English criminal law, which was adopted in 1899, and later in Western Australia, Papua New Guinea, substantially in Tasmania, and other imperial territories including Nigeria.
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was an Australian judge and politician who served as the
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P569 (date of birth): 1845
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P569 (date of birth): 1845-06-21
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P570 (date of death): 1920
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P570 (date of death): 1920-08-09
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P19 (place of birth): Merthyr Tydfil
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P20 (place of death): Brisbane
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P1477 (birth name): Samuel Walker Griffith
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A draft constitution was drawn up at the conference under the guidance of Sir Samuel Griffith, but these meetings lacked popular support.
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