Sir Charles Lilley : Premier 1868-1870 and Chief Justice 1879-1893 of Queensland / by J. M. Bennett.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2014

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Premiers -- Biography -- Queensland.

1. What a radical he was cherishing

2. I came poor and unbefriended

3. Editorial themes

4. His views are strongly liberal

5. The coming man

6. A Militia Bill - perfectly uncalled for

7. No gentleman had higher claims

8. Criminations and recriminations

9. Fighting hard battles

10. In opposition, one of the most valuable members

11. The ministry obtained their position by fraud

12. The Lilley court

13. Some causes celebres

14. The court and the legal profession

15. Some cloud gathering

16. The tempest

17. A troubled retirement and reluctant departure

18. Reserved judgement.

Sir Charles Lilley was the appointed as Queensland's second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1879. Dr. Bennett has meticulously catalogued Lilley's life from his early days in Newcastle upon Tyne through to his departure from the law on the wake of the Grimley debacle. At the time of his death, his contribution to providing a free and secular education to all primary age boys and girls in Queensland was seen as his enduring legacy. Lilley, whether by reason of his politics or his overt errors of judgment, will always be a figure that divides opinion. Dr. Bennett exposes a man who was one of a select few to have held the offices of Premier of Queensland and that of Chief Justice - an achievement that seems impossible today. In so doing, Dr. Bennett provides a balanced assessment of a man who is remembered more today for scandal than the real contribution he made to Queensland.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781862879546

xvii, 365 pages : illustrations ports. ; 25 cm