Stanley Burbury

Sir Stanley Burbury
21st Governor of Tasmania
In office
5 December 1973 – 16 March 1982
MonarchElizabeth II
PremierEric Reece
Bill Neilson
Doug Lowe
Harry Holgate
Preceded bySir Edric Bastyan
Succeeded bySir James Plimsoll
Chief Justice of Tasmania
In office
28 August 1956 – 29 October 1973
Preceded bySir John Morris
Succeeded bySir Guy Green
Personal details
Born(1909-12-03)3 December 1909
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died24 April 1995(1995-04-24) (aged 85)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Spouse
Pearl Barren
(m. 1934)
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
ProfessionLawyer

Sir Stanley Charles Burbury, KCMG, KCVO, KBE (3 December 1909 – 24 April 1995) was an Australian judge. He served as Chief Justice of Tasmania from 1956 to 1973 and as Governor of Tasmania from 1973 to 1982, the state's first Australian-born governor.