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Frank Gavan Duffy

Frank Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, fourth Chief Justice of Australia (died 1936)

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Born
February 29, 1852
Died
July 29, 1936
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1852

About Frank Gavan Duffy

Sir Frank Gavan Duffy was an Australian judge who served as the fourth Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1931 to 1935. His total service on the High Court of Australia was from 1913 to 1935. Prior to his judicial career, he was one of Victoria's most prominent barristers. Over the next few years, Duffy contributed to the second edition of Casey's Justices Manual, published in 1879, and in the same year founded the Australian Law Times. Duffy was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1929. In 1907, Duffy became the editor of the Victorian Law Reports.

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Frank Gavan Duffy timeline

  1. Over the next few years, Duffy contributed to the second edition of Casey's Justices Manual, published in 1879, and in the same year founded the Australian Law Times.
  2. In 1907, Duffy became the editor of the Victorian Law Reports.
  3. Duffy was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1929.

The world when Frank Gavan Duffy was born

Frank Gavan Duffy was born in 1852. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1852

  • Best-selling bookUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineNapoleon III becomes Emperor of France
  • Technology milestoneFirst public flushing toilet opens in London
  • World population~1.32B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population24.4M

1852 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Frank Gavan Duffy's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18522026
Population24.4M341 million

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