Sir Arthur Dean, (25 May 1893 – 25 September 1970) was an Australian lawyer, noteworthy as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Chancellor of the

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Early life and education

Dean was born in

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and educated at

Scotch College, Melbourne (For God, for Country, and for Learning) , established = , type = Independent, day and boarding , gender = Boys , denomination = Presbyterian , slogan = , ...

. After school he won an exhibition to the

where he obtained an

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and LL.M. He was later awarded honorary

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degrees by the University of Melbourne and the

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Career

Dean was appointed King's Counsel in March 1944 and became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1949 where he continued as a judge until 1965. Dean gave much service to the

, including as a Lecturer in Equity (1929–39), member of Council (1950-1969), Deputy-Chancellor (1953–54) and Chancellor (1954-66). Dean was an elder of the

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and was Chairman of the Council of

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. He was knighted in 1960. Upon Dean's retirement from the Supreme Court of Victoria in May 1965, the Bar Council of the Victorian Bar "entrusted" Dean with "the compilation of materials" about the Victorian Bar's history and the writing of a book about the Victorian Bar, which was published in 1968 under the title ''A Multitude of Counsellors - A History of the Victorian Bar.''

Death

Dean died in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 25 September 1970, survived by his wife and two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Arthur Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria Australian Knights Bachelor Lawyers from Melbourne University of Melbourne faculty 1893 births 1970 deaths People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne Australian King's Counsel Chancellors of the University of Melbourne Australian Presbyterians Melbourne Law School alumni Judges from Melbourne