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John Murtagh Macrossan (12 March 1930 – 5 August 2008) was Queensland’s 16th Chief Justice〔Australian Law Journal (Australia) Volume 82, Number 9, September 2008. http://lawlib.wlu.edu/CLJC/index.aspx?mainid=867&issuedate=2008-08-29〕 and the third person from the Macrossan family to occupy that position.〔 He was also a distinguished barrister, chancellor and judge. His grandfather John Murtagh Macrossan was Colonial Secretary for Queensland, his two uncles Hugh Denis Macrossan and Neal William Macrossan were also Chief Justice of Queensland.〔〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 ==Early years== Macrossan was born on 12 March 1930 to Vincent and Dorothy Macrossan (née Brown).〔 He was named after his grandfather of the same name who was member of the Queensland Parliament.〔 He was educated at St Columban’s in Brisbane by the Christian Brothers.〔 After high school, he went on to study at the University of Queensland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a LLB.〔 His mother is said to have wanted Macrossan to be a doctor whilst his father wanted him to be solicitor like himself.〔 It was said that Macrossan was widely read, elegantly dressed and immaculately mannered.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Murtagh Macrossan (judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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