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Andrew Inglis Clark

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Australian politician (1848-1907)

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Andrew Inglis Clark was an Australian founding father and co-author of the Australian Constitution; he was also an engineer, barrister, politician, electoral reformer and jurist. He initially qualified as an engineer, but he re-trained as a barrister to effectively fight for social causes which deeply concerned him.

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"Rosebank" - home of Andrew Inglis Clark located in Battery Point"Rosebank" - home of Andrew Inglis Clark located in Battery PointMap of the Mainline Railway, c. 1880Map of the Mainline Railway, c. 1880

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Andrew Inglis Clark was an Australian founding father and co-author of the Australian Constitution; he was also an engineer, barrister, politician, electoral reformer and jurist. He initially qualified as an engineer, but he re-trained as a barrister to effectively fight for social causes which deeply concerned him. After a long political career, mostly spent as Attorney-General and briefly as Opposition Leader, he was appointed a Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Despite being acknowledged as the leading expert on the Australian Constitution, he was never appointed to the High Court of Australia.

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Australia
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1848 to 1907 · aged 59
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