HARGRAVE

John Fletcher ( son of Mr. Hargrave of Green wich, ironmonger, d. 1851 ). b. Green wich 28 Dec. 1815; ed. at King’s coll. London and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1837, M.A. 1840; barrister L.I. 25 Jany. 1841; landed at Sydney, N.S.W. Feb. 1857, a district court judge 1 year, solicitor general Feb. to Oct. 1859, Nov. 1859 to April 1860, Aug. to Oct. 1863 and Feb. to June 1865; M.P. for East Camden 1859, for Wollongong 1859; attorney general 2 April 1860 to 31 July 1863; mem. of legislative council Oct. 1859; a puisne judge of supreme court 1865; primary judge in equity; first judge of divorce court 1873–84; edited vol. i. of 21st ed. of Black stone’s Commentaries 1843; many of his law lectures at Sydney Univ. were printed; author of Treatise on the Thellu on act, 39 & 40 Geo. iii, c. 98, with practical observations upon trusts for accumulation 1842. d. Rush cutters’ Bay N.S.W. 23 Feb. 1885.