James Blair (Australian judge), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian judge
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Place of Birth: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
About James Blair (Australian judge)
- Sir James William Blair (16 May 1870 – 18 November 1944) was an Australian politician, lawyer and judge.
- He was a successful politician, being elected to the Queensland Parliament on several occasions.
- He held the office of Attorney-General of Queensland and was also the Minister for Mines and introduced many successful law reforms measures in Queensland.
- In latter life, he took up an appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland and went on to become the Chief Justice of that court.
- Blair took on many civic roles including that of Chancellor of the University of Queensland. His biographer states that Blair was thought of as a "dandy" because he wore a white gardenia in his coat buttonhole and a silk handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket.
- Blair was said to be witty, possess a delightful personality, a gift of speech, and a love of humour, although author Frank Hardy is accused of referring to Blair as "venal" through veiled references in the book "Power Without Glory".
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