Public Service & Politics

Public Service & Politics

Hugh Denis Macrossan, Nudgee College 1894-1897

Hugh Denis Macrossan, Nudgee College 1894-1897

Was elected as a member of the Queensland Parliament (1912-1915), and was later to become a judge and also the Chief Justice of Queensland. He was the son of a prominent Queensland politician, and was elected as a Member of Parliament.
Rt. Hon. Sir William Venneck, Toowoomba Grammar School, 1893-1894

Rt. Hon. Sir William Venneck, Toowoomba Grammar School, 1893-1894

The Right Honourable Sir William Venneck was a student at Toowoomba Grammar School from 1893-1894. He was Governor of Victoria from 1934-1939 and Acting Governor General of Australia in 1938.
The Honourable Sir Littleton Groom, Toowoomba Grammar School 1879-1883

The Honourable Sir Littleton Groom, Toowoomba Grammar School 1879-1883

The Honourable Sir Littleton Groom was a student at Toowoomba Grammar School from 1879-1883. He was Commonwealth Attorney-General (1906), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1926-1929) and Chairman of the inaugural League of Nations Committee in 1924.
Sir George Knowles, Toowoomba Grammar School 1894-1898

Sir George Knowles, Toowoomba Grammar School 1894-1898

Sir George Knowles attended Toowoomba Grammar School from 1894-1898. He was the Commonwealth Solicitor General from 1932-1946.
Sir Michael Neil O'Sullivan, Nudgee College 1914-1916

Sir Michael Neil O'Sullivan, Nudgee College 1914-1916

Sir Michael Neil O'Sullivan (2 August 1900 – 4 July 1968) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He was Leader of the Liberal Party in the Senate. Following the 1949 election, he became leader of the government in the Senate and he was appointed Minister for Trade and Customs in the Menzies government.
Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward, Toowoomba Grammar School, 1911-1916

Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward, Toowoomba Grammar School, 1911-1916

Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward was a student at Toowoomba Grammar School from 1911-1916. He was the Governor of New South Wales from 1957-1965.
The Honourable Sir John Row, Toowoomba Grammar School, 1919-23

The Honourable Sir John Row, Toowoomba Grammar School, 1919-23

The Honourable Sir John Row was a student at Toowoomba Grammar School from 1919-1923. He was a Queensland Cabinet Minister, Minister for Primary Industries (1963-1972).
James Archibald (Jim) Douglas, Nudgee College 1929-1934

James Archibald (Jim) Douglas, Nudgee College 1929-1934

James Archibald (Jim) Douglas was born in Townsville in 1917 and came from a prominent local legal family, with his grandfather being Queensland Premier John Douglas.
Sir Dormer George (Bob) Andrews, Nudgee College 1932-1936

Sir Dormer George (Bob) Andrews, Nudgee College 1932-1936

Sir Dormer George (Bob) Andrews was a judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
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