David Maughan
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Sir David Maughan | |
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| Born | 5 February 1873 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 November 1955 (aged 82) Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Spouse |
Jean Barton (m. 1909) |
| Relatives | Edmund Barton (father-in-law) |
Sir David Maughan QC (5 February 1873 – 3 November 1955) was an Australian lawyer. He was one of Sydney's best-known barristers, specialising in Australian constitutional law. He served as president of the Law Council of Australia and as an acting judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Maughan was born in Paddington, New South Wales, to Bertha Windeyer (née Thompson) and John Maughan. His father was born in Scotland and his mother was a third-generation Australian, a granddaughter of Sydney's first mayor Charles Windeyer. Maughan attended The King's School, Parramatta, where he was school captain. From 1891 he attended Balliol College, Oxford, graduating Bachelor of Arts (1895) and Bachelor of Civil Laws (1896). He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1896 and admitted to the New South Wales Bar in the same year.[1]
