Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran KC. (23 February 1865 – 7 June 1945) was a noted lawyer and

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administrator in

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. He was a grandson of

Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran (25 October 1797 – 16 August 1870) was the first Police Commissioner and first Police Magistrate of South Australia. Early life O'Halloran was born in Berhampore (now Baharampur) India, the second of eight sons of ...

, South Australia's first Police Commissioner.

History

O'Halloran was born at

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the eldest son of

T. J. S. O'Halloran Thomas Joseph Shuldham O'Halloran (27 April 1835 – 9 January 1922) was a magistrate in the colony and state of South Australia, a service of 45 years. At the time of his death he was the oldest stipendiary magistrate in Australia. He was a son ...

, SM, and the grandson of his namesake, Major

, South Australia's first Police Commissioner. He was educated at St Peter's College and trained as a lawyer, reading his articles with

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at Mount Barker. He was admitted to the bar in 1887 and joined in partnership with O. Mostyn Evan. He next joined the firm of Gordon, Nesbit, and Bright, then in 1896 started his own law office. In 1921 he took in as partner his nephew D. Bruce Ross, and was made

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in 1924. He retired in 1931. He acted as solicitor for the

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from its foundation, and was instrumental in draughting various statutes relating to industrial matters, notably the Industrial Code and the Early Closing Act. He was elected president of the Law Society in 1926.

Sporting and other interests

O'Halloran was prominent in a number of sports – in his youth he was a keen cricketer, playing for St. Peter's College and was a member of the South Australian team which played the All-England Eleven in 1882. He was a member of the Adelaide Gun Club, and the Adelaide Oval Bowling Club. For 14 years he was president and chairman of the

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. He was elected Life Member of the S.A.N.F.L. and the Australian Football Council. He and his wife Helen Ruth O'Halloran (ca.1877 – 22 August 1943) lived at Grove Street,

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. They had no children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OHalloran, Thomas Shuldham KC Australian rules football administrators Australian King's Counsel Lawyers from Adelaide Public servants of South Australia 1865 births 1945 deaths