William Stawell

Sir William Foster Stawell KCMG
Stawell in 1872
1st Attorney-General of Victoria, Australia
In office 1851–1857
Succeeded by	Thomas Howard Fellows
2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
In office 1857–1886
Preceded by	William à Beckett
Succeeded by	George Higinbotham
(Appointed) Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria
In office 1851–1856
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria
In office 1855–1857 Serving with Archibald Michie and David Moore
Constituency	Melbourne
Personal details
Born	(1815-06-27)27 June 1815 Old Court, County Cork, Ireland
Died	12 March 1889(1889-03-12) (aged 73) Naples, Italy
Nationality	British
Spouse	Mary Frances Elizabeth Greene
Children	Richard Rawdon Stawell (son)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin, King's Inns, and Lincoln's Inn
Occupation	Lawyer and Barrister

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Sir William Foster Stawell KCMG (27 June 1815 – 12 March 1889) was a British colonial statesman and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. Stawell was the first Attorney-General of Victoria, serving from 1851 to 1856 as an appointed official sitting in the Victorian Legislative Council, and from 1856 until 1857, as an elected politician, representing Melbourne.