People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

26 May, 1911
Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

Death

27 September, 1994 (aged 83)
Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican

Passenger Ship

• Parliament of Australia

Education

• King's School (Parramatta, Sydney)
• University of Sydney

Occupation or Descriptor

• barrister
• judge
• liberal/conservative politician
• Member of Lower House
• soldier

Awards

• Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Companion of the Order of Australia

Legacies

• Nigel Bowen Building (Canberra)

Key Organisations

• New South Wales Bar Association
• Law Council of Australia

Political Activism

• Liberal Party (NSW)
• Liberal Party (federal)

Workplaces

• Sly & Weigall
• Denman Chambers (Sydney)
• Court of Appeal (NSW)
• Supreme Court of NSW
• Federal Court of Australia