Sir Adrian Knox PC KCMG (born 1863, died 1932), Australian judge, was the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, sitting on the bench of the High Court from 1919 to 1930. 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the court of last resort for the jurisdiction of Australia. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Education

Knox was born in Sydney on November 29, 1863, the son of English migrant parents who owned the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. Knox was educated first in Sydney, and then in the United Kingdom, attending the Harrow School and Cambridge University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws. Shortly after, he was admitted to the Inner Temple, where English barristers are called to the bar. Sydneys skyline with the Opera House on the left Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city, founded in 1788. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sydneys skyline with the Opera House on the left Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city, founded in 1788. ... Harrow School Chapel Harrow School is a British public school, located in Harrow on the Hill, in North West London. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). ... The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Barristers: traditional dress. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ...

Legal career

Knox returned to Australia in 1886 and joined his brother George in practicing law. When George died shortly after, Adrian took over the practice, and soon became one of the most successful lawyers at the bar. In 1894, Knox was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, in the (no longer existing) seat of Woollahra. After being reelected in 1895, Knox retired from the parliament in 1898. Knox was made a King's Counsel in 1906, and shortly after was offered a position on the bench of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, which he declined. 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... Woollahra is a suburb and Local Government Area located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of lawyers. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Also in 1906, Knox became Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, indulging his passion for horse-racing. In 1910, Knox's horse "Vavasor" won the Sydney Cup. He remained Chairman until 1919. During World War I, Knox left his practice and traveled to Egypt, where he served as a Commissioner for the Red Cross. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Horse racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the worlds largest group of humanitarian non-governmental organizations, often known simply as the Red Cross, after its original symbol. ...

Judicial career

Soon after Knox returned from Egypt, Sir Samuel Griffith retired as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, and in October 1919, Prime Minister Billy Hughes appointed Knox as the second. Knox was a successful Chief Justice, and in 1926, he was made a member of the Privy Council also. Knox sat on a number of judicial committees in this capacity, including one which investigated the British Government's authority to establish the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. During his time as Chief Justice, Knox presided over such significant cases as the Engineers' case of 1920. Sir Samuel Griffith Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (June 21, 1845 - August 9, 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the principal author of the Constitution of Australia. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the court of last resort for the jurisdiction of Australia. ... The current (25th) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard (sitting, fifth from left), with his Cabinet, 1999 The office of Prime Minister is in practice the most powerful political office in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Rt Hon Billy Hughes William Morris Billy Hughes (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most controversial figures in Australian political history. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... The politics of the United Kingdom are based upon a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

In 1930, Knox was left half of the estate of his friend and mining magnate John Brown, which was reportedly worth more than a million pounds, and in March 1930 he retired from the High Court in order to manage this business. Knox passed away in Woollahra on April 27, 1932. He was survived by his wife and three children. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, can generally refer to the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... Woollahra is a suburb and Local Government Area located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

Honours

In 1918, Knox was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), and in 1921 he was elevated to a Knight Commander of that order (KCMG). Knox was an inaugural inductee of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, which was established in 2001. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Dictionary of Australian Biography (1949 ed, in the public domain) – entry on Sir Adrian Knox (http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogI-K.html#knox1)
• Parliament of New South Wales – Sir Adrian Knox (http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/0/36F919FF0130F673CA256E3C001AB181)
• Australian Racing Hall of Fame – Sir Adrian Knox (http://www.racinghalloffame.com.au/inductees/aknox.htm)

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