William Portus Cullen

Sir William Portus Cullen
7th Chief Justice of New South Wales
In office
28 January 1910 – 27 January 1925
Appointed byViscount Chelmsford
Preceded bySir Frederick Darley
Succeeded bySir Philip Street
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
In office
30 March 1910 – 1 October 1930
Appointed byEdward VII
Preceded bySir Frederick Darley
Succeeded bySir Philip Street
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Camden
In office
3 July 1891 – 17 July 1894
Serving with Kidd, McCourt
Preceded byThomas Garrett
Succeeded byJohn Kidd
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
1895–1910
Personal details
Born(1855-05-28)28 May 1855
Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 April 1935(1935-04-06) (aged 79)
Leura, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia

Sir William Portus Cullen KCMG KC (28 May 1855 – 6 April 1935) was an Australian barrister, the 7th Chief Justice of New South Wales,[1] Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales,[2] and Chancellor of the University of Sydney.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Appt CJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Appointment of William Portus Cullen Esq LL.D. to be Lieutenant-Governor". NSW Gazette. 6 May 1910. p. 2469 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Syd Uni was invoked but never defined (see the help page).