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Charles Lempriere Abbott [B 14646] • Photograph

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Charles Lempriere Abbott, Attorney General.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.7 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1950

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Abbott, Charles Lempriere, 1889-1960
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Historical information

Sir Charles Arthur Hillas Lempriere Abbott was born 31 October 1889 at Wagga Wagga Hospital, the son of Doctor Charles Abbott and Susanna nee Beitsch. He died on 14 September 1960 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woodville, South Australia, aged 70. The Beitsch (Bitsch) family came to Sydney from Schriesheim Germany per Boomerang (ship) and Yarra Yarra (ship) in 1855. Sir Charles was a judge of the Supreme Court and also Attorney General. He also held positions as Minister of Education, Minister of Employment and Minister of Industry between 1944 and 1946. He was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of South Australia from 1950- 1959

Digitisation information

Date

12/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,366 x 3,153 pixels (7.5 MP)

Size

22.41 MB

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