William Portus Cullen

For other people named William Cullen, see William Cullen (disambiguation).

The Honourable
Sir William Portus Cullen
KCMG KC
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).