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George Briscoe Kerferd
George Kerferd
In office
31 July 1874 – 7 August 1875
Preceded by James Francis
Succeeded by Graham Berry
Born 21 January 1831
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died 31 December 1889 (aged 58)
Sorrento, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Spouse Ann Martindale
Religion Anglican

George Briscoe Kerferd (21 January 1831 - 31 December 1899), Australian colonial politician, was the 10th Premier of Victoria. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Goodall Francis ( 9 January 1819 &ndash 25 January 1884) Australian colonial politician was the 9th Premier Sir Graham Berry, KCMG ( 28 August 1822 - 25 January 1904) Australian colonial politician was the 11th Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sorrento is a small city in Campania, Italy, with some 16500 inhabitants For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Kerferd was born in Liverpool, the son of a merchant, and was educated there before emigrating to Victoria in 1853. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common After trying his luck as a gold miner at Bendigo, he settled in Beechworth[1] and became a brewer and wine merchant. Bendigo is a regional city in central Victoria Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s He was mayor of Beechworth 1863-64. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In 1853 he married Ann Martindale, with whom he had ten children. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He was admitted to the Melbourne bar in 1867 but did not practise as a lawyer. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

Kerferd was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the Ovens in 1864, and represented the area continuously until 1886. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was Minister for Mines and Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works in the government of James McCulloch 1868, and Solicitor-General 1872-1874 and Attorney-General in 1874 in the government of James Francis. James McCulloch is also the name of the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second National Bank of the United States Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Goodall Francis ( 9 January 1819 &ndash 25 January 1884) Australian colonial politician was the 9th Premier When the Francis government was defeated in July 1874 he succeeded him at the head of a new conservative ministry. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Kerferd's Treasurer, James Service, was, like most colonial conservatives, a convinced free trader, and the government's 1875 budget proposed repealing the tariffs imposed by Charles Gavan Duffy's liberal government, and replacing the lost revenue with a land tax and a tax on beer and spirits. James Service ( 27 November 1823 – 13 April 1899) Australian colonial Politician, was the 12th Premier of Victoria Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG ( 12 April 1816 &ndash 9 February 1903) Irish nationalist and Australian Land value taxation (LVT (or site value taxation) is an Ad valorem tax where only the value of land itself is taxed But this offended both the landowners and the business community, and Kerferd's government was defeated in August 1875. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Kerferd was again Attorney-General in later conservative governments (1875-1877, 1880 and 1883-86, in the Service government). Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1886 he quit politics and on 1 January 1886 was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria, where he served until his death in 1899. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kerferd Rd in Albert Park is named after him. Albert Park is an Inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the City of Port Phillip.

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Preceded by
James Francis		 Premier of Victoria
1874 – 1875		 Succeeded by
Graham Berry
The Judiciary in Australia is modelled substantially on the system of courts which existed in England. This is a list of Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Victoria. The Victorian Bar is the Bar association for the Australian State of Victoria. James Goodall Francis ( 9 January 1819 &ndash 25 January 1884) Australian colonial politician was the 9th Premier See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Graham Berry, KCMG ( 28 August 1822 - 25 January 1904) Australian colonial politician was the 11th
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