Humphrey O'Leary (1886-1953) was a New Zealand jurist who served as the seventh Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1946 until his death in 1953. Born in Redwoodtown, Marlborough, to an Irish immigrant family, he won a scholarship to Wellington College and completed his legal training at Victoria College, gaining his law degree in 1908. He practised in private partnerships and joined the Wellington firm Bell Gully in 1919, was made King's Counsel in 1935, and served as president of the New Zealand Law Society from 1935 to 1946. He was knighted in the 1947 New Year Honours. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Sir Humphrey Francis O'Leary was the seventh Chief Justice of New Zealand, from 1946 to 1953.
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was the seventh Chief Justice of New Zealand
- Member Of: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Wikipedia category: Members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- Member Of: High Court of New Zealand, Wikipedia category: High Court of New Zealand judges
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Lawyer and Judge
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P27 (country of citizenship): New Zealand
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P569 (date of birth): 1886
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P569 (date of birth): 1886-02-12
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P570 (date of death): 1953
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P570 (date of death): 1953-10-16
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P19 (place of birth): Blenheim
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P20 (place of death): Auckland
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