Sir Arthur Dean
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Sir Arthur Dean was an Australia
n lawyer, noteworthy as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
and Chancellor
of the University of Melbourne
.
Dean was born in Merina, Victoria in 1893, and educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
. After school he won an exhibition to the University of Melbourne
where he obtained an LLB and LLM.
Dean was appointed King's Counsel in 1944 and became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
in 1949 where he continued as a judge until 1965.
He gave much service to the University of Melbourne
, including as a Lecturer in Equity (1929-39), member of Council (1950-1969), Deputy-Chancellor (1953-54) and Chancellor
(1954-66).
He was an elder of the Malvern
Presbyterian
Church and was Chairman of the Council of Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne. He was knighted in 1960.
Dean died in 1970, survived by his wife and two daughters.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n lawyer, noteworthy as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Supreme Court of Victoria
The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state...
and Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
.
Dean was born in Merina, Victoria in 1893, and educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
. After school he won an exhibition to the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
where he obtained an LLB and LLM.
Dean was appointed King's Counsel in 1944 and became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Supreme Court of Victoria
The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state...
in 1949 where he continued as a judge until 1965.
He gave much service to the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, including as a Lecturer in Equity (1929-39), member of Council (1950-1969), Deputy-Chancellor (1953-54) and Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
(1954-66).
He was an elder of the Malvern
Malvern, Victoria
Malvern is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Malvern had a population of 9,422.-History:...
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church of Australia
The Presbyterian Church of Australia is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Australia. .-Beginnings:...
Church and was Chairman of the Council of Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne. He was knighted in 1960.
Dean died in 1970, survived by his wife and two daughters.