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About Archibald Burt
Sir Archibald Paull Burt QC was a British lawyer, politician and judge. He grew up on the island of Saint Christopher in the West Indies, where both he and his father owned slaves. He studied law in England and returned to Saint Christopher where he served as speaker of the house of assembly, attorney-general and chief justice. In 1861, Burt was appointed as the colony of Western Australia's inaugural chief justice. He held the position until his death in 1879 and was the patriarch of one of the so-called six hungry families of the colony.
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- Born
- 1810, September 1, 1810
- Died
- November 21, 1879