John Laskey Woolcock

John Laskey Woolcock (7 November 1861 – 18 January 1929) was a barrister and Supreme Court judge in Queensland, Australia.[1]

Early life

Woolcock was born in St Clement, Cornwall, England, to Rev. William Woolcock and Elizabeth née White.[1] John Woolcock came to Queensland with his family in 1866, and was educated at the Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School.[1] Having won a Queensland exhibition scholarship Woolcock attended the University of Sydney, graduating B.A. in 1883.[2]

Career

Woolcock taught at Brisbane Grammar School and was later appointed private secretary to premier Sir Samuel Griffith;[1] in that capacity Woolcock attended the colonial convention at Sydney in 1883, the federal council at Hobart in 1886,[1] and the Imperial conference, London in 1887.[2] Woolcock qualified as a barrister and was called to the Queensland bar on 6 December 1887.[1] In April 1899 Woolcock was appointed Queensland parliamentary counsel with the right to continue his large private practice.[1][2] Woolcock published a six-volume consolidation of The Queensland Statutes with Marcus Hertzberg (1911).[1] In December 1926, with the general approval of the profession, Woolcock was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court and began his duties on 1 February 1927, although his health was already in decline.[1] Woolcock died of endocarditis on 18 January 1929.[1] Woolcock married twice; on 17 June 1891 to Miss Gertrude Mary Harper (d.1912) and subsequently on 27 May 1914 to Miss Ida Hague Withrington.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k W. Ross Johnston, 'Woolcock, John Laskey (1861–1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol.12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp 570–571. Retrieved 21 March 2010
  2. ^ a b c d Serle, Percival (1949). "Woolcock, John Laskey". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
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