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Sir Samuel James Way [B 7506] • Photograph

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Summary

Sir Samuel James Way arrived in Adelaide in 1853 to join his family. He was admitted to the Bar in 1861, and was elected to the House of Assembly in 1875. He sat on the Bench in the Supreme Court in 1876 and was Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1886-1916. He was President of the Public Libraries from 1893-1908 and Lieutenant -General in 1890. He married on his 62nd birthday but died from cancer in 1916. He is remembered as a great man who left an endearing mark on South Australia in his capacity as Chief Justice and Lieutenant-Governor.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.3 cm x 15.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1905

Photographer

Newman, J. Hubert

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Way, Samuel James, Sir, 1836-1916

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Digitisation information

Date

28/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,095 x 3,016 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

18.98 MB

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