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Richard O'Connor

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Asia and Oceania

Richard Edward O'Connor (1851 to 1912) was an Australian politician and judge who played a crucial role in Australian Federation, serving as Vice-President of the Executive Council and the first Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1901 to 1903. In 1903 he resigned from federal office to become one of the inaugural justices of the High Court of Australia, a court he had helped create through legislation.

Facts
Role
Senior British Army officer 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Australian 1
Born
1889 2
Birth Date
1889-08-21 2
Birthplace
Srinagar 2
Died
1981 2
Death Date
1981-06-17 2
Place of Death
London 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

In Legal System

Law of the United Kingdom, Legal Systems
Source Richard O'Connor (Wikipedia)

Member Of

High Court of Australia, Courts
Source List of justices of the High Court of Australia (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Richard O'Connor (Wikipedia)tier 2
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1. Richard O'Connor (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    He was the field commander for Operation Compass, in which his forces destroyed a much larger Italian army - a victory which nearly drove the Axis from Africa, and in turn, led Adolf Hitler to send the Afrika Korps under Erwin Rommel to try to reverse the situation.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Richard Edward O'Connor (1851 to 1912) was an Australian politician and judge who played a crucial role in Australian Federation, serving as Vice-President of the Executive Council and the first Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1901 to 1903.
  • Introduction
    General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor (21 August 1889 - 17 June 1981) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars, and commanded the Western Desert Force in the early years of the Second World War.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United Kingdom, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the Fir
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2. Wikidata: Richard O'Connor
  • Wikidata Q352630, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1889
  • Wikidata Q352630, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1889-08-21
  • Wikidata Q352630, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1981
  • Wikidata Q352630, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1981-06-17
  • Wikidata Q352630, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Srinagar
  • Wikidata Q352630, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): London
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List of justices of the High Court of Australia (Wikipedia)
Member Of: High Court of Australia, Judges listed in the article: Richard O'ConnorView the Source
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