Travers Adamson
Travers Adamson (1827–1897 was an Australia

Australia

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n colonial lawyer, politician, and public servant.

Adamson was called to the Irish bar

Bar Council of Ireland

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 at King's Inns

King's Inns

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 in April 1850, and admitted to practise at the Victorian Bar

Victorian Bar

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 on 24 November 1852. He represented the Murray district in the first Legislative Assembly of Victoria, which assembled in November 1856. Mr. Adamson was Solicitor-General

Solicitor-General of Australia

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 in the Nicholson

William Nicholson (Australian politician)

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 Administration from 27 October 1859, to 5 March 1860, and was for many years Crown prosecutor

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