Francis Burt
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Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt, AC, KCMG, QC was Governor of Western Australia from 1990 to 1993. He gained his silks as a Queen's Counsel in 1959. He founded the Bar in Western Australia in 1961, and, with others, he established Bar Chambers in 1962. He was Chief Justice of Western Australia from 1977 until his retirement in 1988. He was afforded a State Funeral during 2004.
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| Preceded by: Sir Lawrence Jackson |
Chief Justice of Western Australia 1977-1988 |
Succeeded by: David Malcolm |
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| Preceded by: Professor Gordon Reid |
Governor of Western Australia 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by: Major-General Michael Jeffery |
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