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Neal William Macrossan (1889–1955) was a lawyer, judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.〔 ==Early years== Macrossan was born on 27 April 1889 at Lutwyche in Queensland. He was the eighth and youngest child of Australian politician John Murtagh Macrossan and Bridget Macrossan (née Queely). He was educated at the Normal School in Brisbane. There he won a scholarship and attended at St. Joseph's Nudgee College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Supreme Court of Queensland Library )〕 In 1904 whilst studying at St Joseph’s, he was awarded the T J Byrnes medal for obtaining the highest pass mark in Queensland. In 1906 he again topped the State at the senior level. He also won a silver medal for Greek and was selected as the Rhodes scholar for Queensland in 1907. Macrossan studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts with honours in 1910〔 and obtained a Master of Arts in 1914 from Oxford. The University of Queensland awarded him a Bachelor of Arts Ad Eundem Gradum on 1 June 1911 to mark the occasion of the founding of the University of Queensland,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= University of Queensland )〕 although the Queensland Supreme Court Library notes it as a Masters of Arts.〔 On his return to Queensland, he obtained employment in the Queensland Crown Solicitor’s Office. He passed the Barristers’ Board admission examination and he was called to the Bar on 27 August 1912. He unsuccessfully stood for election to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1915 for the seat of Cairns, where he stood as a candidate for the Liberal Party. In Brisbane he married Eileen Elizabeth Beirne on 14 December 1921. He purchased Glen Alpine in 1931 in Toowoomba. Glen Alpine had the first domestic swimming pool built in the Toowoomba area. The house and gardens are now heritage classified by the Queensland Government.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) ) 〕 Macrossan represented ex-premier William McCormack in the Mungana Mines case. McCormack was tried with ex-treasurer Ted Theodore and two others. The case was instituted following a Royal Commission on 4 July 1930 in the purchase of the mines.〔"What Happened when: A Chronology of Australia from 1788" Anthony Barker. Allen & Unwin, 2001. ISBN 1-86508-426-3, ISBN 978-1-86508-426-8. p233〕 The royal commission had made a finding that all the accused had acted dishonestly in the purchase of the mine. The conspiracy case commenced in the Supreme Court on 22 July 1931 and resulted in a jury verdict in favour of McCormack and Theodore on 25 August.〔"What Happened when: A Chronology of Australia from 1788" Anthony Barker. Allen & Unwin, 2001. ISBN 1-86508-426-3, ISBN 978-1-86508-426-8. p236〕 Macrossan also appeared in the Constitutional case of Peanut Board v. Rockhampton Harbour Board 〔(【引用サイトリンク】) HCA 11; (1933) 48 CLR 266 (20 April 1933) ">publisher= Australasian Legal Information Institute )〕 heard in the High Court of Australia. The case concerned whether the Queensland Government could control peanut sales in Queensland through the Peanut Board. Macrossan appeared as junior for the Board. He was unsuccessful in arguing against the marketing law and the law was held to be unconstitutional. Macrossan lectured at the University of Queensland on Pleading and Practice until his appointment to the bench.〔 He also established an endowment to the University for the Macrossan lectures.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neal Macrossan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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