Irvine, Sir William Hill

Born 6 July 1858 (Newry, County Down)
Died 20 August 1943. (Toorak. Eltham Cemetery)
Parents: Hill, linen manufacturer, and Margaret
Marriage: 1891, Agnes Somerville Wanliss; 1s. 2d.
Occupation: Barrister
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Royal School, Armagh, 1872-1875 and Trinity College Dublin; BA 1879; law student King's Inn, but did not complete course; MA Melbourne University 1882, LL.B. 1884, LL.M. 1886, Hon. LL.D. 1904.

Career: Arrived Melbourne Dec 1879; teacher Geelong College and read law with Mr Justice Hodges.; admitted Supreme Court 1884 and practised in Melbourne KC 1906; chief justice of Vic. 1918-1935; KB 1913; KCMG 1914; GCMG 1936.

Party: Reform

House	Electorate	Start *		End *
MLA	Lowan	October 1894		June 1906

Non-Victorian Parliamentary Service: MHR 1907-1918
Appointments: Attorney-general 5 Dec 1899-19 Nov 1900; Premier 10 June 1902-16 Feb 1904; attorney-general 10 June 1902-7 Sept 1903; solicitor-general 6 Feb 1903-7 Sept 1903; treasurer 21 July 1903-16 Feb 1904

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References: Australian Encyclopaedia (ed. A.H. Chisholm), 10 vols, Sydney, 1958; Burke's Peerage; Commonwealth Parliamentary Handbook; Table Talk, 24 Nov 1894; Argus, 16 May 1903, 21 Aug 1943; Age, 21 Aug 1943; Rollison, K., 'Groups and Attitudes in the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1900-09', PhD thesis, La Trobe University, 1972.
Initial data source: Thomson, K & Serle, G, 'A Biographical Register of the Victorian Legislature 1851-1900', ANU Press, 1972
Last update: 1972 (last date the record was checked and updated)

*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.