Frederick Matthew Darley
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The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Matthew Darley GCMG |
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Sir Frederick Darley
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| 6th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
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In office 29 November 1886 – 4 January 1910 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Julian Salomons |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Cullen |
| Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales | |
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In office 1891–1910 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Alfred Stephen |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Cullen |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 13 October 1868 – 1 December 1886 |
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| Personal details | |
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18 September 1830 Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 4 January 1910 (aged 79) London, England, UK |
Sir Frederick Matthew Darley GCMG PC (18 September 1830 – 4 January 1910) was the sixth Chief Justice of New South Wales, an eminent barrister, a member of the New South Wales Parliament, a Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales, and a member of the British Privy Council.
Darley was born in Ireland, the first child of Henry Darley (son of Frederick Darley) of Wingfield, Bray, County Wicklow and his wife Maria Louisa Darley (née West, daughter of Matthew West of Dublin). Darley's father was a member of the Irish bar and according to Bennett, he was described by Lord St Leonards as "not only the best officer in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, but the best officer he had ever come across".
Darley was educated at Dungannon College in County Tyrone, Ireland where he had as a fellow student George Higinbotham was who afterwards to become Chief Justice of Victoria. Darley's uncle, the Reverend John Darley, was headmaster of the college.
In July 1847 Darley commenced studying at Trinity College, Dublin, and he graduated in July 1851 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He was called to the English bar at the King's Inn in January 1853 but returned to Ireland and practised there for about nine years on the Munster circuit. He met Sir Alfred Stephen when Stephen was on a visit to Europe, and was told that there were good prospects for him in Australia. Darley married Lucy Forest Browne at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, on 13 December 1860. Lucy was the sister of novelist Rolf Boldrewood (Thomas Alexander Browne) who is best known for the book Robbery under arms. Darley and Lucy had two sons and four daughters. One of their daughters Frederica Silvia Darley married 1stly Sir Windham Robert Carmichael-Anstruther 9th Bt, and 2ndly the Hon. Major Algernon Henry Charles Hanbury-Tracey, their son became the 6th Baron Sudeley of Toddington.
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