Sir Richard Davies Hanson (December 6, 1805, London - March 4, 1876), was the fourth Premier of South Australia, from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860, and chief justice of South Australia. December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Admitted a solicitor in 1828, he practised for some time in London. In 1838 he went with Lord Durham to Canada as assistant-commissioner of inquiry into crown lands and immigration. In the United Kingdom and countries having a similar legal system the legal profession is divided into two kinds of lawyers: the solicitors who contact and advise clients, and barristers who argue cases in court. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (12 April 1792 - 28 July 1840), was a British Whig statesman and colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America. ...

In 1840, on the death of Lord Durham, whose private secretary he had been, he settled in Wellington, New Zealand. He there acted as crown prosecutor, but in 1846 removed to South Australia. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

On his arrival in the colony of South Australia in 1846, Hanson immediately set up a legal practice. He served as Advocate-General and Attorney-General for the colony before election to the seat of Adelaide. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1851 he was appointed advocate-general of the colony and took an active share in the passing of many important measures, such as the first Education Act, the District Councils Act of 1852, and the Act of 1856 which granted constitutional government to the colony. In 1856 and again from 1857 to 1860 he was attorney-general and leader of the government. 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

After leaving parliament, Hanson replaced Sir Charles Cooper as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1861. He was knighted in 1869, and was acting Governor of South Australia for 1872–1873. He died in Australia on the 4th of March 1876. The Supreme Court of South Australia is the highest court in the Australian State of South Australia. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

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Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814 – 1884) was an Australian politician and one of the earliest Premiers of South Australia. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Thomas Reynolds (c. ...

Premiers of South Australia

Finniss | Baker | Torrens | Hanson | Reynolds | Waterhouse | Dutton | Ayers | Blyth | Hart | Boucaut | Strangways | Colton | Morgan | Bray | Downer | Playford II | Cockburn | Holder | Kingston | Solomon | Jenkins | Butler | Price | Peake | Verran | Vaughan | Barwell | Gunn | Hill | Butler Jr | Richards | Playford IV | Walsh | Dunstan | Hall | Corcoran | Tonkin | Bannon | Arnold | Brown | Olsen | Kerin | Rann

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain. This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... File links The following pages link to this file: South Australia Flag of South Australia Flags of the Australian states and territories Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians notice board Peterborough, South Australia User:ScottDavis Light Regional Council District Council of Mount Barker User:Cyberjunkie/Contributions/Random Template talk:Australia state or territory... Boyle Travers Finniss (1807–1893) was the first Premier of the Colony of South Australia, serving from 24 October 1856 to 20 August 1857, when he was succeeded by the second Premier John Baker. ... John Baker was the second Premier of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Finnis, however he only held office for 10 days from 21 August to 1 September 1857 before being succeeded in office by the third Premier of the colony, Robert Torrens. ... Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814 – 1884) was an Australian politician and one of the earliest Premiers of South Australia. ... Thomas Reynolds (c. ... George Marsden Waterhouse was a former Prime Minister of New Zealand. ... Henry Ayers is a former Premier of South Australia who is best remembered for having Ayers Rock (now Uluru) named for him. ... Sir William Morgan KCMG (c. ... The Honourable Sir John Cox Bray (1842-1892), K.C.M.G., J.P., was born in East Adelaide, South Australia, on 31 May 1842, the second of the four sons (with two daughters) of early immigrants to the new colony. ... John Downer (1843–1915) was the Premier of South Australia from 16 June 1885 until 11 June 1887. ... Thomas Playford II (26 November 1837 - 19 April 1915) served as Premier of South Australia from June 11, 1887 to June 26, 1889 and August 8, 1890 to June 20, 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907. ... Hon. ... Charles Kingston, (October 22, 1850 _ May 11, 1908) Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia between June 16, 1893 and December 1, 1899. ... For other uses of the word Solomon, see Solomon (Disambiguation) Vaiben Louis Solomon (13 May 1853 - 20 October 1908) was a Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian commonwealth parliament. ... Sir Thomas Playford KCMG (July 5, 1896 – 16 June 1981) served as Premier of South Australia from November 5, 1938 to March 10, 1965, which at 26 years and 125 days, remains a British Commonwealth record for the longest time someone has served as a democratically elected national or regional... Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC (September 21, 1926 - 6 February 1999), Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia between June 1, 1967 and April 17, 1968 and then subsequently between June 2, 1970 and February 15, 1979. ... Raymond Steele Hall was Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970, Senator for South Australia from 1975 to 1977 and federal member for Boothby constituency from 1981 to 1996. ... James Desmond Des Corcoran (1929 - 3 January 2004), Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia between February 15, 1979 and September 18, 1979. ... Categories: Stub | 1929 births | 2000 deaths | Australian Labor Party politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Categories: Stub | 1943 births | Australian Labor Party politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Categories: Stub | Premiers of South Australia | Australian Labor Party politicians ... Categories: Stub | Liberal Party of Australia politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Categories: Stub | Liberal Party of Australia politicians | Premiers of South Australia ... Robert Gerard Kerin was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between 22 October 2001 and March 5, 2002. ... Hon. ... Supporters contend that the Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) represents, in many ways, the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...