John Plunkett

John Plunkett
5th Attorney-General of New South Wales
In office
17 September 1836 (1836-09-17) – 5 June 1856 (1856-06-05)
Preceded byJohn Kinchela
Succeeded byWilliam Manning
In office
25 August 1865 (1865-08-25) – 21 January 1866 (1866-01-21)
Preceded byJohn Darvall QC
Succeeded byJames Martin QC
2nd Solicitor-General of New South Wales
In office
14 June 1832 (1832-06-14) – 16 September 1836 (1836-09-16)
Preceded byEdward MacDowell
Succeeded byWilliam à Beckett
Personal details
Born
John Hubert Plunkett

June 1802
Mount Plunkett, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died9 May 1869
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationPolitician

John Hubert Plunkett QC (June 1802 – 9 May 1869[1]) was Attorney-General of New South Wales, an appointed member of the Legislative Council 1836–41, 1843–56, 1857–58 and 1861–69. He was also elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly 1856–60.[2] He is best known for the prosecution of the colonists who brutally murdered 28 Aboriginals in the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838, seven of whom were convicted and hanged.

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  2. ^ "Mr John Hubert Plunkett, QC (1802-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.