Alexander Gordon (judge)
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Sir Alexander Gordon (1858 – 7 January 1942) was an Australian lawyer, a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1910 to 1928.
Gordon was born in Redfern, Sydney, the son of Alexander Gordon MLC, and his wife Annie Gordon, née Chambers. Their home in his younger days was at 25 Nelson Street, Woollahra, which later became the Karitane Mothercraft Centre.[1] He was educated at Repton, England, and returned to Australia around 1878. After serving his papers he was called to the Bar and practised law in various towns in NSW. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1910 retiring in 1928, the last 12 years in the Divorce Court.[2] He was knighted in June 1930.[3]
His remains were privately cremated after a funeral service at Woollahra.