About Arthur Frederick Peterson
Lived 1859 – 1922 (aged 62). Arthur Frederick Peterson was a judge, lawyer and barrister.
Sir Arthur Frederick Peterson (12 October 1859 – 12 May 1922) was a leading barrister and an English High Court judge in the Chancery Division from 1915 until his death in 1922.
He was born in Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, the son of William Peterson of Melby, Shetland Islands, a station owner in Victoria, Riverina and Queensland and principal of the well known Flinders Street firm. He was a cousin of Sir William Peterson, principal of McGill University.
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British judge
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Arthur Frederick Peterson was born on 12 October 1859 in Melbourne.
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Arthur Frederick Peterson died on 12 May 1922.
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Arthur Frederick Peterson was a judge, lawyer and barrister.
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