Edward Albert Stone
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Sir Edward Albert Stone KCMG (9 March 1844 – 2 April 1920) was an Australian lawyer
, lieutenant governor
, politician
and the fourth Chief Justice of Western Australia
.
Stone was born in Perth
, Western Australia
, the second son and third of nine children of George Frederick Stone
, an early attorney-general of the colony of Western Australia. Edward Stone was educated at Chigwell School
, Essex
, England
and then joined his father's Perth
law firm in 1860 and was called to the bar in 1865. Stone was clerk of the Legislative Council
1870-74, and acting attorney-general, and acting judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
1879-1883.
Stone was appointed a puisne judge of the Supreme Court in 1883 and succeeded Sir Alexander Onslow
as Chief Justice in 1901, a position he held until 1906 when health problems forved his retirement. Stone once once addressed a man appearing in his own defence: 'You may be poor, but you are still entitled to justice'. Stone was made a knight bachelor
in 1902. In 1912 he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).
In addition to his career as a lawyer and judge, Stone was a member of the Church of England
and was involved in various philanthropic, educational and cultural movements in Western Australia.
Stone died in Perth, aged 76, on 2 April 1920 and was survived by his wife, Susannah Shenton.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, lieutenant governor
Lieutenant governor (Australia)
In contemporary Australian state constitutions, a lieutenant governor is a standing appointment for a deputy governor, to act in place of the governor if they are unable, unavailable or unwilling to act. There is no deputy for the Commonwealth governor-general; instead, the senior state governor...
, politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and the fourth Chief Justice of Western Australia
Chief Justice of Western Australia
The Chief Justice of Western Australia is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the highest ranking judicial officer in the Australian state of Western Australia. The Chief Justice is both the judicial head of the Supreme Court as well as the administrative head...
.
Stone was born in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, the second son and third of nine children of George Frederick Stone
George Frederick Stone
George Frederick Stone was a Western Australian lawyer and Attorney General of Western Australia from 1854–57 and again from 1860–70.-References:...
, an early attorney-general of the colony of Western Australia. Edward Stone was educated at Chigwell School
Chigwell School
Chigwell School is an English co-educational independent school/public school in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It was founded in 1629 by Samuel Harsnett, a former Archbishop of York . There are around 730 pupils aged between 7 and 18 years...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and then joined his father's Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
law firm in 1860 and was called to the bar in 1865. Stone was clerk of the Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
1870-74, and acting attorney-general, and acting judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
Supreme Court of Western Australia
The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
1879-1883.
Stone was appointed a puisne judge of the Supreme Court in 1883 and succeeded Sir Alexander Onslow
Alexander Onslow
Sir Alexander Campbell Onslow was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Western Australia....
as Chief Justice in 1901, a position he held until 1906 when health problems forved his retirement. Stone once once addressed a man appearing in his own defence: 'You may be poor, but you are still entitled to justice'. Stone was made a knight bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1902. In 1912 he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).
In addition to his career as a lawyer and judge, Stone was a member of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and was involved in various philanthropic, educational and cultural movements in Western Australia.
Stone died in Perth, aged 76, on 2 April 1920 and was survived by his wife, Susannah Shenton.
See also
- Judiciary of AustraliaJudiciary of AustraliaThe judiciary in Australia is modelled substantially on the system of courts which existed in England.The large number of courts and tribunals in Australia have different procedural powers and characteristics, different jurisdictional limits, different remedial powers and different cost...