Sir Reginald Sholl | |
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Born | Reginald Richard Sholl 8 October 1902 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 7 August 1988 Southport, Queensland, Australia | (aged 85)
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne (BA, MA) |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, diplomat, commentator |
Spouses | Hazel Ethel Bradshaw
(m. 1927; died 1962)Anna McLean nee Carpenter
(m. 1964) |
Sir Reginald Richard Sholl (8 October 1902 – 7 August 1988) was an Australian lawyer, judge, diplomat, commentator.[1]
Having attended Melbourne Grammar School and the University of Melbourne,[2] Sholl was selected as Victorian Rhodes scholar for 1924.[3] Whilst studying at Oxford University he lived at New College, and learnt to play rugby.[4]
In 1950 Sholl was appointed a judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria.[1] In 1952, he suggested it would be appropriate to order corporal punishment for violent crimes.[5]
In 1966, Sholl picked up an overseas posting, serving the Australian Government as Australian Consul-General in New York.[6]
In 1970, Sholl joined the committee of the Overseas Services Bureau. The Bureau was responsible for the Australian Volunteers Abroad scheme.[7]
In 1974 and 1975 Sholl conducted a Royal Commission into airline services to Western Australia.[1]