Griffith, Sir Samuel Walker (1845 - 1920) Summary - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

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	Griffith, Sir Samuel Walker (1845 - 1920)	Find all people...
Born	21 June 1845 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales	born around 21 June 1845 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	9 August 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	died around 9 August 1920 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Welsh	Welsh
Religious Influence	Anglican and Congregational	Anglican Congregational
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1867 - 1893 barrister, Queensland, Australia 1872? - 1900 federationist, Queensland, Australia 1872 - 1893 liberal/conservative politician, Queensland, Australia 1872 - 1893 Member of Lower House, Queensland, Australia 1879 - 1883 opposition leader, Queensland, Australia 1883 - 1888 premier, Queensland, Australia 1890 - 1893 premier, Queensland, Australia 1893 - 1903 chief justice, Queensland, Australia 1893 - 1903 judge, Queensland, Australia 1899 - 1903 lieutenant-governor, Queensland, Australia 1903 - 1919 chief justice, Federal, Australia 1903 - 1919 high court judge, Federal, Australia	barrister chief justice federationist high court judge judge liberal/conservative politician lieutenant-governor Member of Lower House opposition leader premier
Biography Author	R. B. Joyce	all biographies by Joyce, R. B.