Born in Redwoodtown in the Wairau Valley, Marlborough, in 1886, his father, an Irish immigrant, was a blacksmith who had migrated to Masterton. When his father heard that one of his sons was not doing well at the local Catholic school, he sent his son to Masterton Public. From that time, although he remained faithful to the Catholic religion, Humphrey O'Leary attended state schools. He gained a Wellington Education Board scholarship and Queen's Scholarship in 1899, which enabled him to attend Wellington College. There his academic ability, outgoing personality and sporting prowess made him a popular student. The Queen's Scholarship also paid for three years at university and he enrolled in 1902 to study law at Victoria College.[1]
In 1912, O'Leary married Lillian Gallagher, and the couple went on to have one son.[1]
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O'Leary was awarded an LLB degree in 1908, and from 1908 to 1909 he was a New Zealand University rugby representative. He first worked for Wilford and Levi, a law firm, then went into partnership with a university friend Frank Kelly as O'Leary and Kelly. In 1919 he was invited to join the Wellington legal firm that would become known as Bell Gully. He was appointed a King's Counsel on 30 May 1935.[2]
O'Leary was president of the Wellington Law Society from 1921 to 1922, and the New Zealand Law Society between 1935 and 1946. He also served on the Victoria University College Council and the University of New Zealand Senate. He was the Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1946 until his death in Auckland in 1953, aged 67.
humphrey, leary, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Humphrey O Leary news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Sir Humphrey Francis O Leary KCMG QC 12 February 1886 16 October 1953 was the seventh Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1946 to 1953 The Right HonourableSir Humphrey O LearyKCMG QCO Leary in 19327th Chief Justice of New ZealandIn office 12 August 1946 16 October 1953Nominated byPeter FraserAppointed byLord FreybergPreceded byMichael MyersSucceeded byHarold BarrowcloughPersonal detailsBornHumphrey Francis O Leary12 February 1886Redwoodtown New ZealandDied16 October 1953 1953 10 16 aged 67 Auckland New Zealand Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Legal career 3 Honours 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesEarly life and family editBorn in Redwoodtown in the Wairau Valley Marlborough in 1886 his father an Irish immigrant was a blacksmith who had migrated to Masterton When his father heard that one of his sons was not doing well at the local Catholic school he sent his son to Masterton Public From that time although he remained faithful to the Catholic religion Humphrey O Leary attended state schools He gained a Wellington Education Board scholarship and Queen s Scholarship in 1899 which enabled him to attend Wellington College There his academic ability outgoing personality and sporting prowess made him a popular student The Queen s Scholarship also paid for three years at university and he enrolled in 1902 to study law at Victoria College 1 In 1912 O Leary married Lillian Gallagher and the couple went on to have one son 1 Legal career editO Leary was awarded an LLB degree in 1908 and from 1908 to 1909 he was a New Zealand University rugby representative He first worked for Wilford and Levi a law firm then went into partnership with a university friend Frank Kelly as O Leary and Kelly In 1919 he was invited to join the Wellington legal firm that would become known as Bell Gully He was appointed a King s Counsel on 30 May 1935 2 O Leary was president of the Wellington Law Society from 1921 to 1922 and the New Zealand Law Society between 1935 and 1946 He also served on the Victoria University College Council and the University of New Zealand Senate He was the Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1946 until his death in Auckland in 1953 aged 67 Honours editO Leary was made a King s Counsel in 1935 a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1947 New Year Honours 3 and Honourable Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple London in 1948 See also editList of King s and Queen s Counsel in New ZealandNotes edit a b Millen Julia O Leary Humphrey Francis Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 18 April 2021 King s Counsel Wairarapa Daily Times 31 May 1935 p 5 Retrieved 24 April 2021 No 37836 The London Gazette 2nd supplement 1 January 1947 p 31 References editThe Story of Bell Gully Buddle Weir by Julia Millen 1990 Bell Gully ISBN 1 86934 026 4 Legal offices Preceded byMichael Myers Chief Justice of New Zealand1946 1953 Succeeded byHarold Barrowclough Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Humphrey O 27Leary amp oldid 1220572051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
