George Elliott Barton
George Elliott Barton (1827–1906) was a 19th-century lawyer and practised as a barrister in Dublin (Ireland), Melbourne (Victoria), Dunedin & Wellington (New Zealand), Sydney (New South Wales). He was appointed a judge in Dunedin and Wellington, New Zealand.[1]
Family Life
George Barton married Jane Crichton Campbell, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Campbell of London, on 8 April 1854 at Melbourne, Victoria.[2] Their first child, a son, Elliott L'Estrange Barton (solicitor Patea & Hawera; Mayor Hawera), was born 13 July 1856 at South Yarra, Victoria.[3] Their second child, another son, Edward Gustavus Campbell Barton (electrical engineer, Brisbane) was born 11 December 1857 at South Yarra.[4] He died in Paris, France, on 31 May 1903.[5] There appears to have been a daughter Anna who lived to adulthood.
Professional Life
General
An Irish Protestant, he was described as a hot-tempered and an "exciteable Irishman" and was the subject of the "Barton Affair" of 1876-78 when he was imprisoned for a month (lawyers were usually fined) for contempt of court by Chief Justice James Prendergast (who he had probably met in the Victorian goldfields).[6] He was known as "little Barton" to distinguish him from George Burnett Barton or "long Barton" (unrelated) who was also a lawyer and the editor of the Otago Daily Times.[7]
United Kingdom
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Australia
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New Zealand
He was appointed a judge of the Native Land Court in 1888, but according to Morris resigned and left New Zealand in 1890 following a feud with a fellow judge, dying in Paris in 1903 (although Wilson says he died in 1906).
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Political career
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878–1879 | 6th | City of Wellington | Independent | ||
He stood unsuccessfully in the 1873 by-election for Wakatipu.
He was a Member of Parliament, representing the City of Wellington electorate from the 1878 City of Wellington by-election to 1879, when he retired.[8]
External links
"History of wireless telegraphy and broadcasting in Australia/Topical/Biographies/Edward Gustavus Campbell Barton - Wikibooks, open books for an open world". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
References
- ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Mr. George Elliott Barton". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial District. Wellington. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 15 April 1854. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 15 July 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 14 December 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND". The Age. Victoria, Australia. 4 June 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Morris, Grant (2010). "Bench v Bar: Contempt of Court and the New Zealand Legal Profession in Gillon v MacDonald (1878)". Victoria University of Wellington Law Review. 41 (3).
- ^ Morris, Grant (2014). Prendergast: Legal Villain?. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-86473-937-7.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 182. OCLC 154283103.
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