CINE LLMay Madey Key WHOSE appointment as first Australian Minister to Japan was announced recently, has hada distinguished career as a Jurist and diplomat, 'A tribute to his forensic emin as a King's counsellor came in 1935, when he was appointed chief justice of the High Court of Australia, which Position he has held since.
He is 63-and the son of Mr. Thomas Latham and was born in Ascot Vale, Victoria: He was called to the bar in 1904 and was a lecturer in logic, philosophy and war at the Melbourne University. During the world war he served with the. navy and was slat member of the Australian de-Tegation at the peace conference in 1919, He ly 'a retired Lieutenant-commander of the RAN.R, and retired major of the CNE. and was, a member of the MIR, for Kooyong, Victoria, 1922-1934, In 1925 he was appointed attorney-general of Australia which high office he held until 1929, and again in 1931 to 1934, when he announced thal he would not seek reelection for Tie represented Australia amenity and Repattlations Conferences In 1992 and was leader of the Australian mission the East in 1084, and a Loader of the opposition "from. 1820-41, when stood' down in favour of the Hon. J. A Lyons and accepted a He was a president of the first Acatalan Logat Convention i lat hanectior' of Melbourne University.
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1985 ho became' the president. the tree "Hibrary movement of "Vie-tio two ary ines ie Was Hominated president of the Medico Legal Society. He was awarded. the 3G. tu 1b, made n PLE. in 108, and a OMG in toes, "His mother, Eleanor Mury, was the aughler of Mr Richard "Tobin of Northcote, Victoria, Hi chief hobs Blow tneltide tennis' and fishing
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