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'''William Arthur Parker''' (1870 – 13 July 1953) was an [[Australian]] [[barrister]] who served as [[Master (judiciary)|Master in]] [[Equity (law)|Equity]] and [[Master in Lunacy]] in [[New South Wales]] from 1918 until 1940.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18384092 |title=Former Master In Equity Dies. |newspaper=[[ |
'''William Arthur Parker''' (1870 – 13 July 1953) was an [[Australian]] [[barrister]] who served as [[Master (judiciary)|Master in]] [[Equity (law)|Equity]] and [[Master in Lunacy]] in [[New South Wales]] from 1918 until 1940.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18384092 |title=Former Master In Equity Dies. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=14 July 1953 |accessdate=23 June 2012 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} |
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==Early life== |
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Parker was born in [[Orange, New South Wales]], the son of Josiah and Henrietta Matilda Parker<ref>[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&cgiurl=%2Fcgi-bin%2FIndex%2FIndexingBirth.cgi&sname=Parker&gname=William+A&fname=Josiah&mname=Henrietta&event=births&frange=1788&trange=1911&place=&x=97&y=11&SessionID=34637588 NSW Births Deaths and Marriages.] Retrieved 23 June 2012</ref> and attended [[Newington College]] (1883-1887).<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students |
Parker was born in [[Orange, New South Wales]], the son of Josiah and Henrietta Matilda Parker<ref>[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&cgiurl=%2Fcgi-bin%2FIndex%2FIndexingBirth.cgi&sname=Parker&gname=William+A&fname=Josiah&mname=Henrietta&event=births&frange=1788&trange=1911&place=&x=97&y=11&SessionID=34637588 NSW Births Deaths and Marriages.] Retrieved 23 June 2012</ref> and attended [[Newington College]] (1883-1887).<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 152</ref> In 1886 and again in 1887, he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, endowed by [[Sir]] [[George Wigram Allen]], for mathematics, with [[Herbert Curlewis]] receiving it in 1886 for classics. At the end of 1887 Parker was named Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship.<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) Part 2 – The Lists</ref> He went up to the University of Sydney and in 1892 graduated as a [[Bachelor of Arts]] and in 1898 [[LL.B]].<ref name=us>{{cite web |
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==Marriage== |
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in 1903, Parker married Gertrude Lillian Bavin.<ref>[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&SessionID=34638683&event=marriages&sname=Parker&gname=&fname=Bavin&mname=&frange=1902&trange=1904&place=&submitBtnOnce.x=25&submitBtnOnce.y=10 NSW Births Deaths and Marriages.] Retrieved 23 June 2012</ref> She was born in |
in 1903, Parker married Gertrude Lillian Bavin.<ref>[http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/IndexSearch?form=IndexingSearch&SessionID=34638683&event=marriages&sname=Parker&gname=&fname=Bavin&mname=&frange=1902&trange=1904&place=&submitBtnOnce.x=25&submitBtnOnce.y=10 NSW Births Deaths and Marriages.] Retrieved 23 June 2012</ref> She was born in New Zealand, a daughter of the Rev. Rainsford Bavin, a Methodist minister from Lincolnshire, England, and his New Zealand-born wife Emma, née Buddle. Her [[sibling]]s were: Edna (Mrs Charles Lack); Jessie (Mrs Ambrose Fletcher); Sir [[Thomas Bavin]]; Major [[Cyril Bavin]] OBE; Horace Bavin; Florence Bavin (Mrs Ernest Warren); [[Lancelot Bavin]]; and Dora Bavin (Mrs [[Leslie Holdsworth Allen|Leslie Allen]]).<ref>[http://www.lackfamily.net/genealogy/names/whole%20family/f250.html Ancestors of Rev. Rainsford Bavin and Emma Buddle.] Retrieved 23 June 2012</ref> |
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==Legal career== |
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Parker practised at the [[Sydney]] [[Bar (law)|Bar]] in the [[Equity (law)|equity]] and [[probate]] [[jurisdiction]]s from 1900. In 1918,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80714699 |title=New Master in Equity. |newspaper=Singleton Argus |
Parker practised at the [[Sydney]] [[Bar (law)|Bar]] in the [[Equity (law)|equity]] and [[probate]] [[jurisdiction]]s from 1900. In 1918,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80714699 |title=New Master in Equity. |newspaper=[[Singleton Argus]] |location=NSW |date=1 August 1918 |accessdate=23 June 2012 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> he was appointed Master in Equity and Master in Lunacy in New South Wales.<ref>[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLRev/1961/7.pdf The Development of the Office of Master in Equity in NSW.] Retrieved 23 June 2012</ref> Parker retired from public service in 1940.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17689300 |title=Master in Equity. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=8 July 1940 |accessdate=23 June 2012 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} |
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Revision as of 19:48, 25 March 2015
William Arthur Parker | |
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| Born | 1870 |
| Died | 1953 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Newington College University of Sydney |
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor, Barrister, Master |
| Title | The Hon. Master William Parker |
| Spouse | Gertrude Lillian (nee Bavin) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
William Arthur Parker (1870 – 13 July 1953) was an Australian barrister who served as Master in Equity and Master in Lunacy in New South Wales from 1918 until 1940.[1]
Early life
Parker was born in Orange, New South Wales, the son of Josiah and Henrietta Matilda Parker[2] and attended Newington College (1883-1887).[3] In 1886 and again in 1887, he won the Wigram Allen Scholarship, endowed by Sir George Wigram Allen, for mathematics, with Herbert Curlewis receiving it in 1886 for classics. At the end of 1887 Parker was named Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship.[4] He went up to the University of Sydney and in 1892 graduated as a Bachelor of Arts and in 1898 LL.B.[5]
Marriage
in 1903, Parker married Gertrude Lillian Bavin.[6] She was born in New Zealand, a daughter of the Rev. Rainsford Bavin, a Methodist minister from Lincolnshire, England, and his New Zealand-born wife Emma, née Buddle. Her siblings were: Edna (Mrs Charles Lack); Jessie (Mrs Ambrose Fletcher); Sir Thomas Bavin; Major Cyril Bavin OBE; Horace Bavin; Florence Bavin (Mrs Ernest Warren); Lancelot Bavin; and Dora Bavin (Mrs Leslie Allen).[7]
Legal career
Parker practised at the Sydney Bar in the equity and probate jurisdictions from 1900. In 1918,[8] he was appointed Master in Equity and Master in Lunacy in New South Wales.[9] Parker retired from public service in 1940.[10]
References
- ^ "Former Master In Equity Dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 July 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 23 June 2012
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 152
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) Part 2 – The Lists
- ^ "Alumni Sydneienses". University of Sydney. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 23 June 2012
- ^ Ancestors of Rev. Rainsford Bavin and Emma Buddle. Retrieved 23 June 2012
- ^ "New Master in Equity". Singleton Argus. NSW: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ The Development of the Office of Master in Equity in NSW. Retrieved 23 June 2012
- ^ "Master in Equity". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 July 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 23 June 2012.