Isaac Isaacs

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Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs GCB GCMG KC (6 June 1855 – 11 February 1948) was an Australian judge and politician who served as the 3rd Chief Justice of Australia and the 9th and first Australian-born Governor-General. He had previously served as Attorney-General in the Protectionist government of Alfred Deakin.

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active years end date

1906-10-10, 1930-04-02, 1931-01-21, 1936-01-23

active years start date

1901-05-09, 1905-07-06, 1906-10-12, 1930-04-02, 1931-01-21

birth date

1855-08-06

birth place

Australia, Victoria (Australia), Melbourne

death date

1948-02-11, 1948-08-11

death place

Australia, Victoria (Australia), Melbourne, South Yarra Victoria

monarch

George V, Edward VIII

office

Chief Justice of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia

order in office

3rd, 9th, Governor-General of Australia, Attorney-General of Australia

profession

Barrister, Politician

region

Division of Indi

religion

Judaism

successor

Littleton Groom, Edward McTiernan, Joseph Tilley Brown, Alexander Hore-Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie, Frank Gavan Duffy