Frederic Eggleston

Sir Frederic Eggleston
Born October 17, 1875
Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Died November 12, 1954 (aged 79)
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University Of Melbourne
Occupation Diplomat, Lawyer, Author, Politician

Sir Frederic William Eggleston was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, writer and controversialist, born in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia on 17 October 1875.

Early life

The eldest son of lawyer John Waterhouse Eggleston and his wife, Emily, his grandfather was the Methodist minister Rev. John Eggleston. His maternal grandparents were also Methodists. His mother died early in his life in 1884 and his father married Ada Crouch in 1887.

Associations

Eggleston was good mates with John Latham and founded a group known as the 'Boobooks' with him.[1]

Later life

He died in 1954.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Stuart Macintyre, 'Latham, Sir John Greig (1877 - 1964)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, 2006, ISSN 1833-7538, Australian National University
  2. ↑ Warren Osmond, 'Eggleston, Sir Frederic William (1875 - 1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, 2006,ISSN 1833-7538, published by Australian National University