Sir Adrian KNOX (1863 - 1932)

Date of Birth: 29/11/1863
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 27/04/1932
Place of Death: Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	17 Jul 1894	8 Jul 1898	3yr(s) 11mth(s) 22day(s)
Member for Woollahra	17 Jul 1894	5 Jul 1895	11mth(s) 19day(s)	16th (1894 - 1895)
Member for Woollahra	24 Jul 1895	8 Jul 1898	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s)	17th (1895 - 1898)
Collision between the “Sol” and “Alathea” steamers Committee No.26	22 Sep 1896	11 Nov 1896	1mth 21days	17th (1895 - 1898)

Political Party Activity

Freetrade.

Community Activity

President of Australian Jockey Club 1906 - 1919.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (barrister). Educated at Waverley House, H.E Southey's School, Mittagong, then Harrow and Cambridge (LL.B). Admitted to Inner Temple; returned to Sydney in and was admitted to the Colonial Bar on 26 July 1886.; read with his brother, succeeded him in practice and became a leader at Sydney Equity Bar. By the 1900's Knox was a leader at the Bar and took silk in February 1906. Became known as an outstanding constitutional lawyer. Chief Justice of High Court of Australia 1919 - 1930. Red Cross Commissioner in Egypt during 1914 - 1918 war. Owned and raced several horses. Recreational interests include horse racing, cricket, golf, sailing and fishing on the south coast.

Honours Received

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 1918; Privy Councillor (PC) 2 March 1920; and Knight of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) 1921. Kings Counsel (KC) 1906

Personal

Son of Sir Edward Knox, the founder of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (CSR), and his wife Martha Rutledge. Married Florence Lawson (a descendant of the explorer William Lawson) at Christ Church, Bong Bong on 5 February 1897 and had issue, 2 daughters and 1 son. Church of England. Died of heart disease at his home at Woollahra and was cremated after a service at All Saints Church.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9. Helen Rutledge, My Grandfather's House, Doubleday, Sydney, 1986 Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Sir Adrian Knox - papers, 1818 - 1819 (MLMSS A6911)

Last modified 29/09/2008 15:44:27 : Update this page