Lionel Keith Murphy QC (1922 - 1986)

Born 30 Aug 1922 in Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

Died 21 Oct 1986 at age 64 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Biography

Lionel Murphy QC is Notable.

Lionel Murphy QC was born in New South Wales, Australia

Lionel Murphy QC has Irish ancestors.

Lionel was a Magistrate

Lionel Murphy was born in 1922 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The son of William and Lily Murphy nee Murphy. Raised as a Catholic, Murphy became estranged from religion and later became a humanist and a rationalist.^[1]
Lionel attended Sydney Boys High School and later University of Sydney. Lionel gained a Bachelor of Science (B.S) from University of Sydney. Lionel graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from University of Sydney in 1949.^[2]

• Appointed Queens Counsel (QC) in 1960.
  
• Was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
  
• Appointed Attorney-General in 1972.
  
• Appointed Judge to the High Court of Australia 1975.
  

Lionel passed away in 1986 from cancer.^[3]

See also

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Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia
2. ↑ Wikipedia
3. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography
4. ↑ Lionel Murphy Foundation
5. ↑ HIgh Court of Australia website
6. ↑ Ryerson Index
7. ↑ "Family Tree," database, http://familysearch.org : modified 12 April 2021, 12:25), entry for Lionel Keith MURPHY (PID [1]; contributed by various users.