Charles_Abbott_(Australian_politician)

Charles Abbott (Australian politician)

Charles Abbott (Australian politician)

Australian politician and judge


Sir Charles Arthur Hillas Lempriere Abbott (31 October 1889 – 14 September 1960) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of East Torrens from 1933 to 1938 and Burnside from 1938 to 1946 for the Liberal and Country League.

Charles Abbott, ca 1945

He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1946 and continued in that role until 1959.[1]

He was knighted in January 1960.[2]


References

  1. "Charles Abbott". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. "Knight Bachelor (Imperial) entry for Justice Charles Arthur Hillas Lempriere ABBOTT QC". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 1960. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

 

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