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Redmond Barry

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Anglo-Australian lawyer and judge

ScientistsLived 1813 to 1880 · aged 67
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Sir Redmond Barry was an Irish-born judge in the Australian colony of Victoria. A major figure in the early civic life of Melbourne, Barry was instrumental in founding several key institutions in the city, including the University of Melbourne and State Library Victoria, outside of which a statue of him stands.

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Ballyclough House, Kilworth. Birthplace of Redmond BarryBallyclough House, Kilworth. Birthplace of Redmond BarrySir Redmond BarrySir Redmond BarryThe Redmond Barry Reading Room in the State Library of VictoriaThe Redmond Barry Reading Room in the State Library of VictoriaBarry's grave, with plaque acknowledging Louisa BarrowBarry's grave, with plaque acknowledging Louisa BarrowStatue of Barry in the forecourt of State Library VictoriaStatue of Barry in the forecourt of State Library Victoria

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1877Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
1860Knight Bachelor

Scientists born in the 1810s 6

Robert Angus Smith47.2William Froude47.1Giovanni Luppis47.3William Colenso46.9Friedrich Gottlob Keller47.4Konstantin Konstantinov46.6

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Sir Redmond Barry was an Irish-born judge in the Australian colony of Victoria. A major figure in the early civic life of Melbourne, Barry was instrumental in founding several key institutions in the city, including the University of Melbourne and State Library Victoria, outside of which a statue of him stands. He is also well known for presiding over the trial of the Eureka rebels, as well as having sentenced the bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly to death.

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deceased
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Lived 1813 to 1880 · aged 67
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