Sir William Foster Stawell (27 June 1815 – 12 March 1889) was a British colonial statesman and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. Stawell was the first Attorney-General of Victoria, serving from 1851 to 1856 as an appointed official sitting in the Victorian Legislative Council, and from 1856 until 1857, as an elected politician, representing Melbourne.
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27 June 1815 Old Court, County Cork, Ireland
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Died |
12 March 1889 (aged 73) Naples, Italy
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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