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George Briscoe Kerferd
10th Premier of Victoria
In office
31 July 1874 – 7 August 1875
Preceded byJames Francis
Succeeded byGraham Berry
Personal details
Born(1831-01-21)21 January 1831
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died31 December 1889(1889-12-31) (aged 58)
Sorrento, Victoria, Australia
Resting placeSt Kilda Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Spouse
Ann Martindale
​
(m. 1853)​

George Briscoe Kerferd (21 January 1831 – 31 December 1889),[1] Australian colonial politician, was the 10th Premier of Victoria.

Biography

Kerferd was born in

Beechworth[4] and became a brewer and wine merchant. He was mayor of Beechworth 1863-64 and three other occasions.[2]
In 1853 he married Ann Martindale, with whom he had ten children. Kerferd was admitted to the Melbourne bar in 1867 but did not practise as a lawyer.

Kerferd's grave at St Kilda Cemetery

Kerferd was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the Ovens in November 1864, and represented the area continuously until February 1886.[1] He began studying law in 1864

Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works in the government of James McCulloch 1868, and Solicitor-General 1872–1874,[5] and Attorney-General in 1874 in the government of James Francis
. When the Francis government was defeated in July 1874, Kerferd succeeded him at the head of a new conservative ministry.

Kerferd's Treasurer,

land tax
and a tax on beer and spirits. But this offended both the landowners and the business community, and Kerferd's government was defeated in August 1875.

Kerferd was again appointed as Attorney-General in later conservative governments (1875–1877, 1880 and 1883–86, in the Service government). In 1883 Kerferd was a Victorian representative to the federal convention. In 1886, he quit politics and on 1 January 1886 was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria. The appointment was not without controversy as several barristers had served longer in the legal profession, but Kerferd had eight years as attorney-general. There was general agreement that Kerferd filled his role as judge with great ability. Kerferd served as a judge until his death in 1889 while on a holiday at Sorrento, Victoria.[2]

Kerferd Road in Albert Park is named after him, as is Kerferd Road, later Avenue, in Sorrento.

See also

References

  • Geoff Browne, A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament, 1900-84, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1985
  • Don Garden, Victoria: A History, Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, 1984
  • Kathleen Thompson and Geoffrey Serle, A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament, 1856-1900, Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1972
  • Raymond Wright, A People's Counsel. A History of the Parliament of Victoria, 1856-1990, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1992
  1. ^ a b "Kerferd, George Briscoe". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Percival Serle (1949). "Kerferd, George Briscoe". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ^ Beever, Margot. "Kerferd, George Briscoe (1831–1889)".
    ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ^ George Biscoe Kerferd Archived 24 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine at beechworth.com.au
  5. ^ "Appointment Solicitor-General George Kerford MLA". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 10 June 1872. p. 1872:1125.

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Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Ovens
1864–1886
With: George Verney Smith (1864–1877)
George Billson (1877–1880)
William Zincke (1880–1883)
George Billson (1883–1886)  		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Premier of Victoria

1874–1875 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Solicitor-General of Victoria
April 1870 - June 1871 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney-General of Victoria
May 1874 - Aug 1875 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney-General of Victoria
Oct 1875 - May 1877 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney-General of Victoria
Mar 1880 - 2 Aug 1880 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Attorney-General of Victoria
Mar 1883 - Jan 1886 		Succeeded by
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