Travers Adamson
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Travers Adamson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for The Murray | |
| In office 23 October 1856 – 3 February 1858 | |
| In office 22 February 1858 – 9 August 1859 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1827 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 April 1897 (aged 69) London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Profession | Barrister |
Travers Adamson (6 August 1827 – 4 April 1897)[1] was an Irish barrister, who served as a politician and Solicitor-General of Victoria.
Adamson was born in Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in 1849.[2] Following his studies at King's Inns, he was called to the Irish Bar in April 1850. He was admitted to practise at the Victorian Bar on 24 November 1852.[3]
Adamson represented the Murray district in the first Legislative Assembly of Victoria, which assembled in November 1856. On 3 February 1858, he resigned the seat, having accepted the role of Prosecuting Barrister for Melbourne, and was re-elected to the assembly in a by-election on 22 February.[4] In 1859, The Murray was changed to a single-member district, and Adamson contested the new electoral district of Castlemaine but was defeated.
Adamson was appointed solicitor-general in the Nicholson government from 27 October 1859 to 5 March 1860,[5] and then Crown Prosecutor until he resigned in February 1883.[6] He left Victoria for England, and resided in London where he died in 1897.[7]
