William Griffith Dovey
William Griffith 'Bill' Dovey QC (1924 – 1990) was a judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1976 to 1989.[1] Alongside his extensive career specializing as a Sydney barrister and later as a judge in family law, he was a member of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve.[2] He was the son of Supreme Court of New South Wales judge Bill Dovey.[3] His sister Margaret married the future Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam.[4]
Dovey married Susan Fane De Salis, great granddaughter of famed pastoralist and politician Leopold De Salis.[5] They had two daughters, Fane and Gillian.
References
- ^ Australia, corporateName=Family Court of; email=enquiries@familylawcourts.gov.au; jurisdiction=Commonwealth. "Former judges of the Family Court - Family Court of Australia". www.familycourt.gov.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "RANVR uniform button : William Griffith Dovey". collections.anmm.gov.au. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Broun, Malcolm D. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ Mitchell, Susan (21 October 2014). Margaret & Gough: The Love Story That Shaped a Nation. Hachette Australia. ISBN 9780733632594.
- ^ "Leopold Fabius Dietegamus De Salis (1816-1898) | WikiTree: The FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
Sources
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p62707.htm#i627066
- Bill Dovey
- https://books.google.com/books?id=gnvEAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT12&lpg=PT12&dq=william+griffith+dovey&source=bl&ots=soe_P9Vy_1&sig=VWN-awGbrqt32_sB1VmJ7BjK8E4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4wNH8k7PSAhUaS2MKHX8mDWQQ6AEIMDAE#v=onepage&q=william%20griffith%20dovey&f=false
- http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dovey-wilfred-robert-bill-10039