Zelman Cowen
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Sir Zelman Cowen was an Australian legal scholar and university administrator who served as the 19th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1977 to 1982.
Cowen in 1968
Isaac Isaacs
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Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs was an Australian lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the ninth governor-general of Australia, in office from 1931 to 1936. He was both the first Australian-born and th
Zelman Cowen
…appointed Cowen to succeed John Kerr as governor-general. He was an uncontroversial choice, and became the second Jewish holder of the position, after Sir Isaac Isaacs. After leaving office, Cowen returned to academia, serving as provost of Oriel College, Oxford, from 1982 to 1990. Cowen was born in Melbourne in 1919…
Isaacs in 1936
Isaacs in the 1898 Australasian Federal Convention album.
Isaacs during his time as a federal MP
Isaacs as a High Court judge