Henry Wrixon

The Honourable
Sir Henry Wrixon
KCMG, QC
17th Attorney-General of Victoria
In office
18 February 1886 – 4 November 1890
PremierDuncan Gillies
Preceded byGeorge Kerferd
Succeeded byWilliam Shiels
Personal details
BornHenry John Wrixon
(1839-10-18)18 October 1839
Dublin, Ireland, UK
Died9 April 1915(1915-04-09) (aged 75)
Kew, Victoria, Australia
SpouseCharlotte Miller
EducationTrinity College Dublin
ProfessionBarrister

Sir Henry John Wrixon KCMG QC (18 October 1839 – 9 April 1913) was an Australian barrister and politician.

Early life

Wrixon was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Arthur Nicholas Wrixon and his wife, Charlotte Matilda. He was educated in Portland, Victoria, entered the University of Melbourne in its inaugural year of 1855, and became one of the earliest students to matriculate there. In 1857 he returned to Ireland and entered Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a BA in 1861; the same year was called to the Irish Bar.

He married Charlotte Miller, a daughter of the Hon. Henry Miller MLC, a member of the original unicameral Victorian Legislative Council and banker, who left an extensive estate on his death in 1888. By February 1889, Wrixon and his wife owned Raheen, an Italianate mansion in Kew.

Career

References

  1. ↑ Eastwood, Jill (1976). "Wrixon, Sir Henry John (1839–1913)]". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 445–446. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Serle, Percival (1949). "Wrixon, Henry John". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
  3. ↑ Mellor, Suzanne G. (1974). "Miller, Henry (1809–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "WILLS AND BEQUESTS". Melbourne Punch. Victoria, Australia. 14 June 1888. p. 17. Retrieved 26 October 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "FASHIONABLE WEDDING". Melbourne Punch. 14 February 1889. p. 13. Retrieved 26 October 2026 – via Trove. National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Raheen, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0515, Heritage Overlay HO128". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 24 October 2026.