Thomas Slaney Poole (3 July 1873 – 2 May 1927), commonly referred to as "Justice Poole" was a

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lawyer.

History

Poole was born in Strathalbyn, South Australia, the eldest son of

Frederic Slaney Poole Frederic Slaney Poole (9 July 1845 – 28 June 1936), generally referred to as F. Slaney Poole or Canon Poole, was an Anglican priest in South Australia. History Poole was born at Maidstone, Kent in 1845, the son of engraver Thomas Slaney and ...

"Canon Poole" (9 July 1845 – 28 June 1936) and Rebecca Poole, née Scott (c. 1843 – 10 May 1931). He attended

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, where he had a distinguished scholastic career. He entered Trinity College, University of Melbourne, graduating BA with first class honours in Greek, Latin and comparative philology in 1894. In December 1894 Professor

E. V. Boulger Edward Vaughan Boulger (1846–11 August 1910), generally known as Vaughan Boulger or E. V. Boulger, was an Irish academic whose career included Professor of Classics in the University of Adelaide. A Protestant by birth, he converted to Catholicis ...

(1846–1910) resigned his position as Professor of Classics and Comparative Philology and Literature at the University of Adelaide. Poole was appointed to take over his Classics lectures for the months of March to May 1895. He returned to Melbourne, where he graduated MA in 1896 and LLB (with honours) in 1897. He was called to the Victorian Bar the same year. He then became associate to Justice Bundey in Adelaide, then entered a partnership with Percy Emerson Johnstone (c. 1875–1951) from around 1910 to 1919. In August 1914 Mary Kitson was articled to this partnership, which later became Johnstone, Ronald and Kitson. Poole took silk in 1919 and was appointed fourth judge of the

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on 25 September that same year.

Arthur William Piper Arthur William Piper (5 July 1865 – 19 February 1936) was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia History Piper was born at Faversham, Hertfordshlre, a son of the (Bible Christian) Rev. Thomas Piper, who arrived with his family from Exe ...

succeeded him on the bench on 16 June 1927. Poole acted as Administrator (or

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) of South Australia from 9 April 1925 to the end of November while the Governor, Sir

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and the Chief Justice Sir George Murray were absent from the State.

Other interests

*He was a committed Anglican and served for some time as the Chancellor of the Diocese of Adelaide. *He was a warden of Adelaide University from 1922 until his death. *He was an active Freemason and was for several years until his death Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Australia. He laid the foundation stone of the new Masonic Temple on North Terrace on 15 April 1925.

Family

In 1903 the judge married Dora Frances Williams (1874 – 13 November 1950), a daughter of Rev. Francis Williams, for many years headmaster of

. They had three daughters: *Katherine Slaney Poole (1903 – 1983) *Gertrude Slaney Poole (1908 – 1963) married Arthur Reginald Evans *Cynthia Slaney Poole (1911 – 2002) married Phillip Robinson He died at his home Alpha road, Prospect after several months' ill-health. His remains were buried at the

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following a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, Thomas 20th-century Australian lawyers 1873 births 1927 deaths

History

Other interests

Family

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