Bill Dovey | |
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Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
In office 30 March 1953 – 9 April 1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | 10 April 1894
Died | 12 December 1969 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 75)
Spouse |
Mary Duncan (m. 1914) |
Children | William Dovey (son) Margaret Whitlam (daughter) |
Relatives | Gough Whitlam (son-in-law) Tony Whitlam (grandson) Nicholas Whitlam (grandson) |
Education | University of Sydney |
Wilfred Robert Dovey QC (10 April 1894 – 12 December 1969) was an Australian barrister and judge. He served on the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1953 to 1964. He was described as colourful, slightly eccentric and irascible, although he had a brilliant legal mind and a Shakespearean vocabulary. His daughter Margaret married the future Prime Minister of Australia Gough Whitlam.