Division of Griffith
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The Division of Griffith is an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives. The division covers the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland.
Sir Samuel Griffith, the division's namesake
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Samuel Griffith
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Sir Samuel Walker Griffith was an Australian judge and politician who served as the inaugural Chief Justice of Australia, in office from 1903 to 1919. He also served a term as Chief Justice of Queensland and two terms as Premier of Queensland, and played a key role in the drafting of the Australian Constitution.
Samuel Griffith
Griffith as premier
Griffith later in life
Headstone of Sir Samuel Griffith at Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery.