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StateLibQld 2 193051 Sir Samuel Walker Griffith, 1894

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Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (1845-1920), chief justice and premier, was born in Wales on 21 June 1845. His family moved to Australia in 1853. An outstanding student, he was eventually admitted to the Queensland Bar in 1867. In 1871 he became a representative for East Moreton in the legislative assembly. From June 1876 to the end of 1878 he was attorney-general and secretary for public instruction and premier from 1883 to 1888, and again from 1890 to 1893.

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