About Joshua Williams
Lived 1837 – 1915 (aged 78). Joshua Williams was a New Zealand lawyer and barrister.
Sir Joshua Strange Williams (19 September 1837 – 22 December 1915) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician, Supreme Court judge and university chancellor.
Early life Williams was born in London, England in 1837, the eldest son of the late Joshua Williams, Q.C., author of treatises on the law relating to real and personal property and other works, by his marriage with Lucy, daughter of William Strange, of Upton. Williams was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. (Chancellor's Medallist for legal studies, first class law tripos, third class mathematical tripos) in 1859, M.A. in 1862, and LL.M. in 1870.
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Who was Joshua Williams?
New Zealand lawyer, politician, judge, university chancellor (1837-1915)
When was Joshua Williams born?
Joshua Williams was born on 19 September 1837 in London.
When did Joshua Williams die?
Joshua Williams died on 22 December 1915 in Hove.
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Joshua Williams was a lawyer and barrister.
What nationality was Joshua Williams?
Joshua Williams was New Zealand.
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