Brice Bunny

Brice Frederick Bunny (1820 – 2 June 1885) was a judge, Commissioner of Titles and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia).[1][2]

Bunny was the second son of Jere Brice of Newbury, Berkshire, and Clara, his wife, daughter of Samuel Slocock.[1] He was born at Newbury and was educated at Eton.[1] He entered as a student at Lincoln's Inn in March 1839, and was called to the bar in May 1844.[1]

Bunny emigrated to Victoria in 1852, with the object of making a fortune on the goldfields; but by the advice of his friend, Vice-Chancellor Bacon, took his tools with him in the shape of a law library.[1] After some experience on the Forest Creek diggings, he was admitted to the Victorian bar in October 1853, and commenced practice in Melbourne.[1] Bunny represented St. Kilda in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from February 1866 to December 1867.[3] Bunny acquired a good equity business, and was appointed a County Court Judge in 1873. In October of the next year, however, he exchanged this post for that of Commissioner of Titles, which he held till his death on 2 June 1885.[1] Bunny was survived by his wife, three daughters and three sons.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Bunny, Brice Frederick". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Samuel, Judith A. "Bunny, Brice Frederick (1820–1885)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bunny, Brice Frederick". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 21 November 2013.