Sir Frederic William Eggleston was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer and controversialist, born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia on 17 October 1875.

Early life

The eldest son of lawyer John Waterhouse Eggleston and his wife, Emily, his grandfather was the Methodist minister Rev. John Eggleston. His maternal grandparents were also Methodists. His mother died eaerly in his life in 1884 and his father married Ada Crouch in 1887.

Associations

Eggleston was good mates with John Latham and founded a group known as the 'Boobooks' with him.