James Purves (politician)
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James Liddell Purves QC
(23 August 1843 – 24 November 1910) was an Australian barrister and politician.
Born in Melbourne
to grazier James Purves and Caroline Goillod, he attended Melbourne Diocesan School from 1853 to 1855 and then King's College, London, travelling in Europe
before entering Trinity College, Cambridge
and Lincoln's Inn
in 1861; despite matriculation he did not go on to study for a degree. In 1865 he was called to the Bar; after returning to Melbourne he was called to the Victorian Bar in 1866. From 1872 to 1880 he was the member for Mornington
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. He married Annie Lavinia Grice in 1875, with whom he had a son; in 1879 he remarried Eliza Elsie Brodribb, with whom he had six children. Appointed Queen's Counsel
in 1886, Purves died at South Yarra in 1910.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(23 August 1843 – 24 November 1910) was an Australian barrister and politician.
Born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to grazier James Purves and Caroline Goillod, he attended Melbourne Diocesan School from 1853 to 1855 and then King's College, London, travelling in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
before entering Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1861; despite matriculation he did not go on to study for a degree. In 1865 he was called to the Bar; after returning to Melbourne he was called to the Victorian Bar in 1866. From 1872 to 1880 he was the member for Mornington
Electoral district of Mornington
The Electoral district of Mornington is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.-Members for Mornington:-Election results:-See also:* Parliaments of the Australian states and territories...
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. He married Annie Lavinia Grice in 1875, with whom he had a son; in 1879 he remarried Eliza Elsie Brodribb, with whom he had six children. Appointed Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1886, Purves died at South Yarra in 1910.