Kenneth Bailey (lawyer)

Kenneth Bailey
Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department
In office
9 May 1946 – 2 February 1964
Preceded bySir George Knowles
Succeeded byTed Hook
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Hamilton Bailey

(1898-11-03)3 November 1898
Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
Died3 May 1972(1972-05-03) (aged 73)
Canberra, Australia
Spouse
(m. 1925)
ChildrenPeter Bailey
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
OccupationPublic servant, lawyer

Sir Kenneth Hamilton Bailey CBE QC (3 November 1898 – 3 May 1972) was a senior Australian public servant and lawyer, best known for his time as Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department between 1946 and 1964.