Frederick William Pennefather
Irish-born civil servant in colonial Australia and New Zealand
About Frederick William Pennefather
Lived 1852 – 1921 (aged 68). Frederick William Pennefather was a British barrister.
Frederick William Pennefather (29 April 1852 – 6 February 1921) was an Australian lawyer.
Early life Frederick William Pennefather was born on 29 April 1852, the youngest son of Edward Pennefather QC.
He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1874, LL.M. 1877, LL.D. 1891. He went the south-eastern circuit, and was called to the Irish Bar in 1878. In September 1896 he resigned from the professorship and the following year he agreed to assist in finding his successor.
Richard Pennefather (1851–1914), the ninth Attorney-General of Western Australia, was not related.
Pennefather died on 6 February 1921.
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Irish-born civil servant in colonial Australia and New Zealand
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Frederick William Pennefather was born on 29 April 1852.
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Frederick William Pennefather died on 6 February 1921.
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Frederick William Pennefather was a barrister.
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