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Ballow Chambers, Brisbane, 2020, 02
Ballows may refer to: Persons * Henry Ballow (1707–1789), English lawyer * David Keith Ballow (1804–1859), Australian government medical officer Buildings * Ballows Chambers, heritage-listed office building, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ballow
Henry Ballow or Bellewe (1707–1782), was a lawyer, and held posts in the Exchequer which exempted him from the necessity of practice. He is reputed as the probable author of ''A Treatise upon Equity'', first published in 1737 and running to at least five editions. Biography Details of Ballow's life are sketchy. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he was probably born on 3 May 1704 in Westminster; educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 27 January 1721, and called to the bar on 6 November 1728. He was a deputy chamberlain of the exchequer, a post acquired either because his father before him was a deputy chamberlain; or because of the influence of the Townshends, in whose family he was some time a tutor. He was a friend of Mark Akenside, the poet, who was at one time intimate with Charles Townshend. Samuel Johnson says that he learned what law he knew chiefly from 'a Mr. Ballow, a very able man'. Ballow died in London on 26 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Keith Ballow
David Keith Ballow (1804–1850) was the Government Medical Officer in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and the first doctor to establish a private practice in Brisbane. Early life David Keith Ballow was born in October 1804 at Montrose, Scotland, the eldest son of John Ballow. He studied at the University of Edinburgh. Medical career in Sydney He immigrated to Sydney in 1834. On 21 October 1837 in Sydney, he married Catherine Campbell, the youngest daughter of Captain D. McArthur, of the 2nd Royal Veteran Battalion. In December 1837, Dr Ballow was appointed Assistant Colonial Surgeon in Sydney. Medical career in Brisbane In March 1838, he was placed in charge of the Government Hospital in Brisbane. Ballow and his wife arrived in Brisbane as it transitioned from being a penal colony to a free settlement. He later become the Resident Surgeon of the Moreton Bay General Hospital. He was also the coroner for the Brisbane district and the visiting surgeon of the gaol. On 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
